Question

Shankara, one of the most influential
philosophers of India, was born in Kerala in
the eighth century. He was an advocate of
Advaita or the doctrine of the oneness of
the individual soul and the Supreme God.
which is the Ultimate Reality. He taught tha
Brahman, the only or Ultimate Reality, wa
formless and without any attributes. H
preached about renunciation of the worl
and adoption of the path of knowledg
to understand the true nature of Brahman a
attain salvation.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Shankaracharya was born in village Kaladi in Kerala in the Namboodari Brahmin family. He propagated the philosophy of Advaita. According to him, Brahma is the absolute truth, the rest of the world is false.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Adi Shankara, also called Adi Shankaracharya, was an 8th-century Indian Vedic scholar and teacher. His works present a harmonizing reading of the sastras, with liberating knowledge of the self at its core, synthesizing the Advaita Vedanta teachings of his time.

Born: Kalady

Died: 750 AD, Kedarnath

Organizations founded: Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Dvaraka Pitha

Full name: Shankara

Nationality: Indian

Parents: Aryamba, Sivaguru