File:Raja_Ravi_Varma_-_Sankaracharya.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ180967· pop 95· linked from 2,006 articles

Ādi Shankara

Also known as Adi Sankarachaarya, Sankaracarya, Aryamba antharjanam, Sankara bhagavatpāda, Śankara, Shankara, Śaṅkarācārya, Sankara

8th-century Hindu philosopher and theologian- Restorer of “Dashanami Sampradaya”.

AI overview

Ādi Shankara was an 8th-century Hindu philosopher and theologian who founded or restored important schools of thought and practice within Hinduism. He is particularly remembered for reviving the Dashanami Sampradaya, a monastic tradition that remains influential in Hindu spiritual life today.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Kalady
Place of death: Kedarnath
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Marathi
Religion: Advaita Vedanta
Student of: Govinda Bhagavatpada
Field of work: philosophy
Image: Raja Ravi Varma - Sankaracharya.jpg

Show 10 more facts

different from: Adi Shankar
topic's main category: Category:Adi Shankara
Commons category: Adi Shankara
date of birth: 0788-00-00
name in native language: आदि शङ्कर
date of death: 0820-00-00
writing language: Sanskrit
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P13311: Anacamptis

Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

~40 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Major texts

Śruti

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ādi Shankara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Ādi Shankara

Wikidata facts

Encyclopedic overview

Gallery (10)

Available in 81 languages

What links here2,006 pages

What links here2,006 pages