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The exact dates of birth of Adi Shankaracharya believed by four monasteries are Dvārakā at 491 BCE, [note 8] Jyotirmath at 485 BCE, Jagannatha Puri at 484 BCE and Sringeri at 483 BCE. [41] while according to the Kanchipuram Peetham Adi Shankara was born in Kali 2593 (509 BCE). [42] [note 9]
[2] [3] Another monastery Kanchi Kamkoti Peeth in south India also derives its establishment and tradition to Adi Shankara, however its heads are called "Acharya" or "Jagadguru" instead of "Shankaracharya". The table below gives an overview of the four main Shankaracharya Amnaya Mathas reputedly founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. [4]
Adi Shankara, a Hindu philosopher of the Advaita Vedanta school, composed a number of commentarial works. Due to his later influence, a large body of works that is central to the Advaita Vedanta interpretation of the Prasthanatrayi, the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras, is also attributed to him.
The series focuses on the early life of Aadi Shankaracharya, his spiritual journey, and how he helped to unite India, which was split into over 300 states and 72 religious groups. [4] His teachings of oneness played a key role in bringing harmony and reshaping India's spiritual and political landscape. [5]
Aditya Shankar was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, to a banking executive and an educator. [5] His family spent his formative years relocating among Chennai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. [6]
Adi Shankaracharya is a 1983 Indian film in Sanskrit language directed by G. V. Iyer. The film depicts the life and times of the Hindu philosopher, Adi Shankaracharya, who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta in Hindu philosophy. This movie is a prime example of experimental movie era of Kannada film industry.
Jyotir Math is the uttaramnaya matha or northern monastery, one of four cardinal institutions established by Adi Shankara, the reviver of Vedic Sanatana Dharma. [1] Shankara's four principal disciples, Padma-Pada, Hasta-Malaka, Suresvaracharya and Totakacharya were assigned to these four learning centers in the north, south, east and west of India. [3]
The authorship of Ātma-bodha, written in Sanskrit language, is traditionally ascribed to Adi Shankara who is believed to have lived in the 8th century A.D. According to Isaeva, even though the authenticity of this work is doubted by present day scholars, it does not contradict the whole of Shankara's system which it advocates. [2]