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Adi Shankaracharya

  • 06 Nov 2021
  • 2 min read

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Recently, the Prime Minister has unveiled a 12-foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya at Kedarnath (Uttarakhand).

Key Points

  • About: 
    • Known as Adi Shankara, born 11th May 788 AD, at Kaladi near Kochi, Kerala.
      • Took Samadhi at the age of 33, at Kedar tirth.
    • He was a devotee of Shiva.
    • Propounded the Doctrine of Advaita (Monism) and wrote many commentaries on the Vedic canon (Upanishads, Brahma Sutras and Bhagavad Gita) in Sanskrit.
    • He was opposed to Buddhist philosophers.
  • Major Work:
    • Brahmasutrabhasya (Bhashya or commentary on the Brahma Sutra).
    • Bhajagovinda Stotra.
    • Nirvana Shatakam.
    • Prakaran Granths.
  • Other Contributions:
    • Was responsible for reviving Hinduism in India to a great extent when Buddhism was gaining popularity.
    • Established four Mathas in the four corners of India at Shingeri, Puri, Dwaraka and Badrinath– for propagation of Sanathana Dharma.
  • Advaita Vedanta:
    • It articulates a philosophical position of radical nondualism, a revisionary worldview which it derives from the ancient Upanishadic texts.
    • According to Advaita Vedantins, the Upanishads reveal a fundamental principle of nonduality termed ‘brahman’, which is the reality of all things.
    • Advaitins understand brahman as transcending individuality and empirical plurality. They seek to establish that the essential core of one’s self (atman) is brahman.
    • The fundamental thrust of Advaita Vedanta is that the atman is pure non-intentional consciousness.
      • It is one without a second, nondual, infinite existence, and numerically identical with brahman.

Source: IE

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