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Adi Shankaracarya

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December 20, 0787

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December 20, 0819

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Adi Shankara (IAST: Ādi Śaṅkara pronounced [aːd̪i ɕaŋkərə], (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्करः, Malayalam: ആദി ശങ്കരന്‍ Ādi Śaṅkaran ) (788 CE - 820 CE[1]), also known as Śaṅkara Bhagavatpādācārya and Ādi Śaṅkarācārya was an Indian guru from Kalady of present day Kerala who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedānta. His teachings are based on the unity of the ātman and brahman— non-dual brahman, in which brahman is viewed as nirguna brahman, brahman without attributes.

Shankara travelled across India and other parts of South Asia to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He is reputed to have founded four mathas ("monasteries"), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta. Adi...more Adi Shankara (IAST: Ādi Śaṅkara pronounced [aːd̪i ɕaŋkərə], (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्करः, Malayalam: ആദി ശങ്കരന്‍ Ādi Śaṅkaran ) (788 CE - 820 CE[1]), also known as Śaṅkara Bhagavatpādācārya and Ādi Śaṅkarācārya was an Indian guru from Kalady of present day Kerala who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedānta. His teachings are based on the unity of the ātman and brahman— non-dual brahman, in which brahman is viewed as nirguna brahman, brahman without attributes.

Shankara travelled across India and other parts of South Asia to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He is reputed to have founded four mathas ("monasteries"), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta. Adi Shankara is believed to be the organizer of the Dashanami monastic order and the founder of the Shanmata tradition of worship.

His works in Sanskrit concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of advaita (nondualism). He also established the importance of monastic life as sanctioned in the Upanishads and Brahma Sutra, in a time when the Mimamsa school established strict ritualism and ridiculed monasticism. Shankara represented his works as elaborating on ideas found in the Upanishads, and he wrote copious commentaries on the Vedic canon (Brahma Sutra, principal upanishads and Bhagavad Gita) in support of his thesis. The main opponent in his work is the Mimamsa school of thought, though he also offers arguments against the views of some other schools like Samkhya and certain schools of Buddhism.

AKA Śaṅkarācārya; Śaṃkara; Śaṃkarācārya; Ṣaṅkara Āchārya; Shamkaracharya; Çamkara; Śaṃkara-bhagavat-pāda; Shankara; Çankara; Ādi Śaṅkara; Shankarâchârya; Śaṁkarācharya; Sankara; Shang-chieh-lo; Shangjieluo; Śankaracharya; Adi Sankar; Āticaṅkarācārya Svāmikaḷ; Caṅkarācārya Svāmikaḷ; Adi Sankaracharya; Āticaṅkar; Āticaṅkarācāriyar; Āticaṅkarar; Adi Sankaracarya; Adi Shankaracharya; Camkaracarya(less)

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	Upadesa Sahasri: A Thousand Teachings by Adi Shankaracarya, Swami Jagadananda (Translator) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1987	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Self-Knowledge: Sankara's "Atmabodha" 4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advaita Bodha Deepika (Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge) 4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shankara's Crest-Jewel of Discrimination: Timeless Teachings on Nonduality - The Vivekachudamani by Adi Shankaracarya, Christopher Isherwood (Translator), Swami Prabhavananda (Translator) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1960 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brahma Sutra Bhasya 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adi Sankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam ; Original Sanskrit Text With Roman Transliteration Word For Word Meaning, Purport, Introductory Note, And Commentary 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sivananda Lahari of Sri Sankara 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eight Upanisads with the commentary of Sankaracarya (Two Vols.) by Adi Shankaracarya, Swami Gambhirananda (Translator) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1957	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aparokshanubhuti: Or Self Realization Of Sri Sankaracharya 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1938	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars