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Shankaracharya
Religious title in the Advaita tradition
This article is about a title used in the Advaita traditions. For the philosopher, see Adi Shankara.
Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: शङ्कराचार्य, IAST: Śaṅkarācārya, "Shankara-acharya") is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The title derives from Adi Shankara; teachers from the successive line of teachers retrospectively dated back to him are known as Shankaracharyas.
Etymology
[edit]The word Shankaracharya is composed of two parts, Shankara and Acharya. Acharya is a Sanskrit word meaning "teacher", so Shankaracharya means "teacher of the way of Shankara".[1]
Establishment of the tradition
[edit]According to a tradition developed in the 16th century, Adi Shankara set up four monasteries known as Mathas or Peethams, in the North, South, East and West of India, to be held by realised men who would be known as Shankarachary
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Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara, also known as Adi Shankaracharya, was an Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya) who lived in the eighth century CE. In his writings, he synthesised the Advaita Vedanta teachings of his time and offered a harmonising reading of the sastras with liberating knowledge of the self at its core. His name is the source of the title Shankracharya, which is used by heads of amnaya monasteries. Over 300 publications, including comments (Bhaya), introductory topical expositions (Prakaraa grantha), and poetry, are credited to him because of his later popularity (Stotra). However, the majority of these are probably written bygd enthusiasts, pretenders, or experts who go by their own names. The Brahmasutrabhasya, his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, and his commentaries on 10 Mukhya (principal) Upanishads are considered to be authentic. There have been doubts raised about Shankara’s claim to be the author of the Vivekacmai.
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Adi Shankara
8th-century Indian Vedic scholar
This article is about the vedic scholar Adi Shankara. For the title used in Advaita traditions, see Shankaracharya.
"Adi Shankaracharya" redirects here. For the 1983 Indian film, see Adi Shankaracharya (film).
Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, romanized: Ādi Śaṅkara, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, lit. 'First Shankaracharya',[note 2]pronounced[aːd̪iɕɐŋkɐraːt͡ɕaːrjɐ]),[note 3] was an Indian Vedic scholar, philosopher and teacher (acharya) of Advaita Vedanta. Reliable information on Shankara's actual life is scanty, and his true impact lies in his "iconic representation of Hindu religion and culture," despite the fact that most Hindus do not adhere to Advaita Vedanta. Tradition also portrays him as the one who reconciled the various sects (Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Saktism) with the introduction of the Pañcāyatana form of wo