Adi Shankaracharya

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Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.

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instanceOf Advaita Vedanta philosopher
Hindu monk
Indian philosopher
religious reformer
theologian
alsoKnownAs Adi Shankara
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya

Shankara Bhagavatpada
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Shankaracharya
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya
birthCentury 8th century
birthCountry India
birthPlace Kalady
birthRegion Kerala
coreDoctrine non-dualism (Advaita)
coreTeaching identity of Atman and Brahman
ultimate reality is non-dual Brahman
world is ultimately mithya (empirically real but ultimately unreal)
emphasized jnana (knowledge) as path to liberation
foundedInstitution Dvaraka Sharada Peetham
Govardhan Matha, Puri
Jyotir Math, Badrinath
Sringeri Sharada Peetham
fullName Adi Shankaracharya
influenced Hindu monastic orders
Indian religious thought
later Vedanta traditions
knownFor Brahma Sutra Bhashya
linked to: Brahma Sutras

commentaries on the Prasthanatrayi
commentaries on the Upanishads
commentary on the Bhagavad Gita
consolidating Advaita Vedanta doctrine
founding monastic institutions (mathas)
reviving Hinduism
language Sanskrit
philosophicalOppositionTo Buddhist schools of his time
Mimamsa ritualism
philosophicalSchool Advaita Vedanta
religion Hinduism
roleInHinduism revival of Vedic traditions
systematization of monastic orders
taught moksha is realization of one’s identity with Brahman
tradition Smarta tradition
veneratedAs Jagadguru
linked to: Swami
veneratedIn Hinduism
wrote Brahma Sutra Bhashya
linked to: Brahma Sutras

Upadesasahasri
Vivekachudamani (traditional attribution)
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya

commentaries on principal Upanishads
commentary on the Bhagavad Gita
various stotras (hymns)

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Bhagavad Gita hasCommentaryBy Adi Shankaracharya
Vedanta majorFigure Adi Shankaracharya
Smartism influencedBy Adi Shankaracharya
Sankhya Yoga textualTradition commented on by Adi Shankaracharya
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Adi Shankaracharya fullName Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya alsoKnownAs Adi Shankara
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya alsoKnownAs Shankaracharya
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya alsoKnownAs Shankara Bhagavatpada
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Adi Shankaracharya wrote Vivekachudamani (traditional attribution)
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Advaita Vedanta majorProponent Adi Shankaracharya
Advaita Vedanta associatedPhilosopher Adi Shankara
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya
Mandukya Upanishad commentaryBy Adi Shankaracharya
Panchayatana puja associatedWithPhilosopher Adi Shankaracharya
Kalady birthplaceOf Adi Shankaracharya
Kalady namedFor Adi Shankaracharya
Jyotir Math, Badrinath foundedBy Adi Shankaracharya
Jyotir Math, Badrinath governingTitle Shankaracharya
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya
Brahma Sutras hasNotableCommentaryBy Adi Shankaracharya
Kedarnath Temple associatedWith Adi Shankaracharya
Dvaraka Sharada Peetham associatedWith Adi Shankaracharya
Dvaraka Sharada Peetham founder Adi Shankaracharya
Dvaraka Sharada Peetham governingTitle Shankaracharya
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya
Govardhan Matha, Puri founder Adi Shankaracharya
Govardhan Matha, Puri foundedBy Adi Shankaracharya
Govardhan Matha, Puri associatedPhilosopher Adi Shankaracharya
Kanchipuram associatedAcharya Adi Shankaracharya
Upadesasahasri author Adi Shankaracharya
Sringeri Sharada Peetham foundedBy Adi Shankaracharya
Sringeri Sharada Peetham founder Adi Shankaracharya
Saundarya Lahari attributedTo Adi Shankaracharya
Śvetāśvatara Upanishad commentaryBy Śaṅkara
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Kaushītaki Upanishad commentedOnBy Śaṅkara
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Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad commentaryBy Śaṅkara
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Chāndogya Upanishad commentedOnBy Adi Shankara
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Īśa Upanishad commentaryBy Śaṅkara
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Kena Upanishad commentaryBy Adi Shankara
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Praśna Upanishad citedBy Adi Shankara
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Muṇḍaka Upanishad commentaryBy Adi Shankara
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Aitareya Upanishad commentaryBy Adi Shankara
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Badrinath associatedWith Adi Shankaracharya
Chandi Devi Temple associatedWith Adi Shankaracharya