Hindu monotheist notions of Brahman likewise reached their classical form with the teaching of Adi Shankara.

Adi Shankara visited the pre-existing ( Sharada Peeth ) in Kashmir in late 8th century or early 9th century AD.

Adi Shankara opened the southern door by defeating in debate all the scholars there in all the various scholastic disciplines such as Mimamsa, Vedanta and other branches of Hindu philosophy ; he ascended the throne of Transcendent wisdom of that temple.

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* Adi Shankara, the first philosopher to consolidate the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta

* Adi Shankara, Hindu sage ( b. 788 ).

Narendra and other members of the Math spent their time in meditation, discussing the philosophies and teachings of spiritual teachers including Ramakrishna, Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, and Jesus Christ.

Swami Vivekananda believed that the essence of Hinduism was best expressed in the Vedanta philosophy, based on the interpretation of Adi Shankara.

Most famous among them are the chatur-amnaya mathas established by Adi Shankara which formed the nodal centres of under whose guidance the ancient Order of Vedantic monks were re-organised under ten names Dashanami Sampradaya, Ashta matha ( Eight monasteries ) of Udupi founded by Madhvacharya ( Madhwa acharya ) a dwaitha philosopher.

Adi Shankara, on the other hand, always used Lokāyata, not Cārvāka.

The concept of māyā was introduced by the ninth-century Hindu philosopher Adi Shankara.

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Adi Shankara has said that there is only one Supreme Para-Brahman and all the other deities are the forms and expansions of this Para-Brahman.

They were against Vedanta system of Adi Shankara which preaches love and affection and shuns violence.

Some argues that it was founded by the ruler of Venad Udaya Marttanda Varma ( a feudatory with capital at Kollam ) or by the Vedic philosopher Adi Shankara on the backdrop of the shivite revival among the vaishnavite Nambuthiri Community who are considered to be the ' Nampthali ' lost Tribe of the Jews or simply it is a derivation of the Saptarshi Era.

It focuses on the knowledge of Brahman provided by traditional vedanta literature and the teachings of its founder, Adi Shankara.

Though Advaita philosophy existed from the period of the Vedanta and the Upanishads, and was advocated by many saints like Sukha, Sanaka, Goudapada and Govinda Bhagvatpada, Adi Shankara is its most famous and profound presenter ..

According to Adi Shankara in his Vivekachudamani morally right action ( characterised as humbly and compassionately performing the primary duty of good to others without expectation of material or spiritual reward ), helps " purify the heart " and provide mental tranquility but it alone does not give us " direct perception of the Reality ".

Adi Shankara (, pronounced, ) ( 789 CE ), also known as and was an Indian philosopher from Kaladi in present day Eranakulam district, Kerala who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedānta.

Adi Shankara is believed to be the organizer of the Dashanami monastic order and the founder of the Shanmata tradition of worship.

Traditional accounts of Adi Shankara's life can be found in the Shankara Vijayams, which are poetic works that contain a mix of biographical and legendary material, written in the epic style.

The birthplace of Adi Shankara at Kalady

He preached Dvaita, which says that God and atma ( soul ) are different entities, which is contradictory to the teachings of Sri Adi Sankaracharya, who preached Advaita vedanta ( non-duality ).

In the Adi Parva of Mahabharata, Kanva says:

One legend says that, once Adi Shankara visited Kailash to worship Shiva and Parvathi.

Adi Parava of Mahabharata says that Madra princes had attended Draupadi's self-choice ( Swayamvara ) ceremony along with the other princes of neighbouring kingdoms from northwest.

* According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Hari means " One who destroys samsara ", which is the entanglement in the cycle of birth and death, along with ignorance, its cause.

'" A gloss of the term Upanishad based on Shri Adi Shankara's commentary on the

Even Adi Sankara mentions it in his commentary on Vedanta sutra.

Adi Setia describes the debate among Islamic scholars in the twelfth century, based on the commentary of Fakhr al-Din al-Razi about whether the celestial spheres are real, concrete physical bodies or " merely the abstract circles in the heavens traced out … by the various stars and planets.

According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu Sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Govinda has four meanings:

Adi Shankaracharya wrote a definitive commentary on the sahasranāma in the 8th century, which is the oldest and has been particularly influential for many schools of Hinduism even today.

Two of the names in Vishnusahasranama that refer to Shiva are " Shiva " ( names # 27 and # 600 in Adi Sankara's commentary ) itself, " Shambhu " ( name # 38 ), " Isanah " ( name # 6 4 ), and " Rudra " ( name # 114 ).

In this, he firmly refutes the Advaita view as proposed by Adi Shankara in his commentary.

According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Keshava has three meanings:

This composition is a reminder that the author, Adi Shankara, who is often regarded as a stalwart advocate of the Jnana Marga ( Jnana Yoga ) or the " Path of Knowledge " to attain Mukti, yielded to none in appreciating, indeed enjoining the Bhakti Marga ( Bhakti Yoga ) or the " Path of Faith / Devotion " to the same goal, and as C. Rajagopalachari put in his commentary, " When intelligence matures and lodges securely in the heart, it becomes wisdom.

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In a commentary to Brahma Sutras ( III, 2, 38, and 41 ), a Vedantic text, Adi Sankara, an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta, argues that the original karmic actions themselves cannot bring about the proper results at some future time ; neither can super sensuous, non-intelligent qualities like adrsta — an unseen force being the metaphysical link between work and its result — by themselves mediate the appropriate, justly deserved pleasure and pain.

According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Acyutah means One who will never lose His inherent nature and powers ( i. e. one who is infallible ).

* According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Sriman means One on whose chest Sri or Lakshmi, Mother of the world, always dwells.

According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Madusudanah means the destroyer of the demon Madhu.

According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, the name has several meanings.

According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Janardana means " One who inflicts suffering on evil men.

Adi Shankara stated that his commentary is a brief book for those who want a summary of this Upanishad.

Ananda Giri mentioned in his commentary that a Dramidacharya wrote an elaborate and detailed commentary well before Adi Shakara, but little is known about this Dramidacharya and his work is now lost.

That Kalpataru is itself a commentary on Bhāmatī by Vācaspati Miśra, which in turn is the famous commentary on the Sutra-Bhashya of Adi Shankara.

The first extant metrical commentary on this Upanishad was written by Gaudapada, before the time of Adi Shankara.

Adi Shankaracharya wrote the very first and major commentary on it.