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Shankaracharya (IAST: Śaṅkarācārya,Shankara acharya) is a commonly used title of heads of monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The title derives from Adi Shankara, an 8th-century AD reformer of Hinduism. He is honored as Jagadguru, a title that was used earlier only to Krishna...!
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This article is about an Indian philosopher. For YouTube personality and film producer, see Adi Shankar. For title used in the Advaita traditions, see Shankaracharya.
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Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कराचार्यः [aːdɪ ɕɐŋkɐɽɐ])[note 1] was an Indian philosopher and theologian[2] who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.[1][3][note 2] He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism.[5][6][7]
Adi Shankara
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Adi Shankara, exponent of Advaita Vedanta
Personal
Born
Shankara
788 CE[1](disputed)
Kalady, Kongu Chera dynasty (present-day Kochi, India)
Died
820 CE[1](disputed) (aged 32)
Kedarnath, Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty (present-day Uttarakhand, India)
Religion
Hinduism
Known for
Expounded Advaita Vedanta
Founder of
Dashanami Sampradaya
Philosophy
Advaita Vedanta
Religious career
Guru
Govinda Bhagavatpada
Honors
Jagadguru
Kanchi Kamakoti Pithadhipati
Preceded by
Created
Succeeded by
Suresvaracharya
His works in Sanskrit discuss the unity of the Ātman and Nirguna Brahman "brahman without attributes".[8] He wrote copious commentaries on the Vedic canon (Brahma Sutras, Principal Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita) in support of his thesis.[9] His works elaborate on ideas found in the Upanishads. Shankara's publications criticised the ritually-oriented Mīmāṃsā school of Hinduism.[10] He also explained the key difference between Hinduism and Buddhism, stating that Hinduism asserts "Ātman (Soul, Self) exists", while Buddhism asserts that there is "no Soul, no Self".[11][12][13]
Shankara travelled across the Indian subcontinent to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He established the importance of monastic life as sanctioned in the Upanishads and Brahma Sutra, in a time when the Mīmāṃsā school established strict ritualism and ridiculed monasticism. He is reputed to have founded four mathas ("monasteries"), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta of which he is known as the greatest revivalist.[14] Adi Shankara is believed to be the organiser of the Dashanami monastic order and unified the Shanmata tradition of worship.
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