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Adi Shankaracharya

Born

in India

December 08, 0788

Died

December 08, 0820

Influences

Govinda Bhagavatpada

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Adi Shankara(788 CE - 820 CE), 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 traditi ...more

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	Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination by Adi Shankaracharya, Prabhavananda (Translator), Christopher Isherwood (Translator) 4.46 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 1924 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Aaadi Sankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam 4.60 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2004 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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: Atmabodha 4.52 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 800 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 by Adi Shankaracharya, Vimuktananda Swami (Translator) 4.70 avg rating — 141 ratings — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Mandukya Upanishad by Adi Shankaracharya (Commentary), Nikhilananda (Translator) 4.61 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 800 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Upanishads, with the Commentary of Sankaracarya, Vol. I by Adi Shankaracharya (Commentary), Gambhirananda (Translator) 4.41 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1957 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Sri Saundarya Lahari/The Descent by Adi Shankaracharya, Satyasangananda (Translator) 4.58 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 800 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Upanishads, with the Commentary of Sankara, Vol. II by Adi Shankaracharya (Commentary), Gambhirananda (Translator) 4.39 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1958 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Upadesa Sahasri: A Thousand Teachings by Adi Shankaracharya, Jagadananda (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1941 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom and other writings of Sankaracharya by Adi Shankaracharya, Charles Johnston (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2010 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

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“When your last breath arrives, Grammar can do nothing.”
― Adi Shankara

tags: grammar

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“When our false perception is corrected, misery ends also.”
― Adi Shankaracarya, Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination: Viveka-Chudamani

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“Let my idle chatter be the muttering of prayer, my every manual movement the execution of ritual gesture, my walking a ceremonial circumambulation, my eating and other acts the rite of sacrifice, my lying down prostration in worship, my every pleasure enjoyed with dedication of myself, let whatever activity is mine be some form of worship of you.”
― Adi Shankaracarya, The Saundaryalahari or Flood of Beauty

tags: bhakti, tantra

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