Adi Shankaracharya

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Advaita Vedanta philosopher Hindu monk Indian philosopher religious reformer theologian

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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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Adi Shankaracharya canonical	24
Adi Shankara	7
Śaṅkara	4
Shankaracharya	3
Shankara Bhagavatpada	1
Vivekachudamani (traditional attribution)	1
commented on by Adi Shankaracharya	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Advaita Vedanta philosopher ⓘ Hindu monk ⓘ Indian philosopher ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ theologian ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ surface form: Adi Shankara Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ surface form: Shankara Bhagavatpada Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ surface form: 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 self-link ⓘ
influenced	Hindu monastic orders ⓘ Indian religious thought ⓘ later Vedanta traditions ⓘ
knownFor	Brahma Sutras ⓘ surface form: Brahma Sutra Bhashya 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	Swami ⓘ surface form: Jagadguru
veneratedIn	Hinduism ⓘ
wrote	Brahma Sutras ⓘ surface form: Brahma Sutra Bhashya Upadesasahasri ⓘ Adi Shankaracharya self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vivekachudamani (traditional attribution) commentaries on principal Upanishads ⓘ commentary on the Bhagavad Gita ⓘ various stotras (hymns) ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

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