Adi Shankara
Indian teacher
Adi Shankara, also called Adi Shankaracharya, was an Indian Vedic scholar and teacher of Advaita Vedanta. Reliable information on Shankara's actual life is scanty, and his true impact lies in his "iconic representation of Hindu religion and... Wikipedia
Born: 788 AD, Kalady, India
Died: 820 AD (age 32 years), Kedarnath, India
Guru: Govinda Bhagavatpada
Philosophy: Advaita Vedanta
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