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

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

Adi Shankaracharya visited this place and stopped tantric rituals, and established Sri Chakra.

However, it is with Adi Shankaracharya that the name of Garhwal will always be linked, for the great 8th-century spiritual reformer visited the remote, snow-laden heights of Garhwal, established a Joshimath and resorted some of the most sacred shrines, including Badrinath and Kedarnath.

Following the Siege of Hira, the city was captured by Muslim army of Rashidun Caliphate under the command of Khalid ibn Walid in May 633. Adi Bin Hatim, the deposed King of Tai ( south of al Hira ) visited Muhammad, The Prophet of Islam and was told by Muhammad that,

Sage Adi Shankara is said to have visited this place, meditated and established Kollur temple.

This small structure bears a name which is similar to Sarvajñapīṭha, also called Sharada peeth a ruined temple in Kashmir ( now POK ) which was visited by Adi Shankara where he defeated other scholars in philosophical debate and opened the southern door of the temple.

It is said that Adi Sankara visited this temple and at that time he composed his Sivananda Lahiri.

The temple is widely recognized as one of the most important places of worship in Hindu religion and most of the leading Hindu saints, including Adi Sankaracharya, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda, Goswami Tulsidas, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Gurunanak have visited this site.

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

The Sharada temple, dedicated to the Goddess of learning and wisdom, has grown from a simple shrine dating to the time of Adi Shankaracharya.

The Advaitin philosopher, Adi Shankara, founded the Sringeri Sharada Peetham at Sringeri after seeing a hooded snake giving shelter to a frog in labor, in spite of snakes and frogs being mortal enemies.

Adi Shankara realized that the place must have been a spot of penance and established the Dakshninamnaya Sharada Peetham ( Southern Seat of Goddess Sharada ) here.

Sarvajna Peeth is a small temple like structure near the peak where Adi Shankara meditated.

The discovery of differential cryptanalysis is generally attributed to Eli Biham and Adi Shamir in the late 1980s, who published a number of attacks against various block ciphers and hash functions, including a theoretical weakness in the Data Encryption Standard ( DES ).

The women's organization Soqosoqo Vakamarama i Taukei announced on 21 July 2005, the day after the first anniversary of Adi Lala's death, that it was setting up a foundation that would help build a statue of the late Adi Lala, who was the founder of the Soqosoqo Vakamarama and its president until her death.

Another critic of the ceremonies was Senator Adi Koila Nailatikau, the daughter of the late President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, who was deposed in the 2000 coup.

" Why was the concept of reconciliation never done for the late Turaga Bale the Tui Nayau ( Ratu Mara ) or for that matter the late Marama Bale the Roko Tui Dreketi ( Ro Adi Lala Mara )?

Adi Ateca Moce Ganilau ( born 1951 ) is a Fijian public figure, best known as the eldest daughter of the former Prime Minister and President, the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.

Adi Viniana Gavoka, the first wife of Ratu Sir George Cakobau, the late Governor-General and Vunivalu of Bau, was the daughter of the late Roko Tui Namata, Ratu Inoke Marika.