In the sixth century CE, the Buddhist author Bhaviveka mentions early (pre-Shankara) Advaita Vedanta and Mahayan Buddhism, and addressed a Hinayana (Theravada) interlocutor's accusation that called Mahayana Buddhists as "crypto-Vedantins".
In the sixth century CE, for example, the Mahayana Buddhist scholar Bhaviveka used (pre-Shankara) Advaita Vedanta concept of ultimate reality Brahman and equated it to the Buddha's Dharma body. Bhaviveka also addressed a Hinayana (Theravada) interlocutor's accusation of Mahayana Buddhists being "crypto-Vedantins".