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Shankaracharya

Index Shankaracharya

The four main Shankaracharya Mathas/Peethas are listed in the following table. [1]

46 relations: Acharya, Adi Shankara, Advaita Vedanta, Atharvaveda, Avatar, Bharati Krishna Tirtha, Brahmananda Saraswati, Dvaraka Pitha, Dwarka, Esoteric Buddhism (book), Govardhana matha, Gujarat, Guru–shishya tradition, Hastamalakacharya, Hinduism, International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Jyotir Math, Jyotirmath, Kalady, Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Karnataka, Krishna, Mahāvākyas, Matha, Odisha, Padmapadacharya, Parvati, Puri, Raghaveshwara Bharathi, Relative direction, Rigveda, Samaveda, Sampradaya, Shiva, Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I, Sri Yantra, Sringeri, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sureśvara, Swaroopanand Saraswati, Totakacharya, Uttarakhand, Vedas, Vidyaranya, Yajurveda.

Acharya

In Indian religions and society, an acharya (IAST) is a preceptor or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned person or a title affixed to the names of learned people.

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Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara (pronounced) or Shankara, was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.

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Advaita Vedanta

Advaita Vedanta (अद्वैत वेदान्त, IAST:, literally, "not-two"), originally known as Puruṣavāda, is a school of Hindu philosophy and religious practice, and one of the classic Indian paths to spiritual realization.

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Atharvaveda

The Atharva Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद, from and veda, meaning "knowledge") is the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life".

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Avatar

An avatar (Sanskrit: अवतार, IAST), a concept in Hinduism that means "descent", refers to the material appearance or incarnation of a deity on earth.

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Bharati Krishna Tirtha

Swāmī Bhāratī Krishna Tīrtha (March 1884 – February 2, 1960) was the Śankarācārya of Govardhana matha in Puri, Orissā (now Odishā) from 1925 to 1960.

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Brahmananda Saraswati

Swāmī Brahmānanda Saraswatī (20 December 1868 – 20 May 1953) was the Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery in India.

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Dvaraka Pitha

The Dwaraka pīţha or Dwaraka maţha, also called Saradha Matha/Peeth and "western peeth", is an ancient monastery situated in the coastal city of Dwaraka, Gujarat, India.

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Dwarka

Dwarka is an ancient city and a municipality of Devbhoomi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in northwestern India.

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Esoteric Buddhism (book)

Esoteric Buddhism is a book originally published in 1883 in London; it was compiled by a member of the Theosophical Society, A. P. Sinnett.

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Govardhana matha

The Govardhana matha is a monastery located in the city of Puri in Odisha state (India).

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Gujarat

Gujarat is a state in Western India and Northwest India with an area of, a coastline of – most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula – and a population in excess of 60 million.

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Guru–shishya tradition

The guru–shishya tradition, or parampara ("lineage"), denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture and religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism (Tibetan and Zen tradition).

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Hastamalakacharya

Hastamalakacharya (IAST) (c. 8th century CE) was a disciple of Adi Shankara, the Advaita philosopher.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration

The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (I.A.S.T.) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanization of Indic scripts as employed by Sanskrit and related Indic languages.

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Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham

The list of Jagadgurus of Sringeri Sharada Peetha given here, is as taken from the official site of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham matha.

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Jyotir Math

Jyotir Math or Jyotir Pitha is a monastery located in the city of Jyotirmath, India.

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Jyotirmath

Jyotirmath, also known as Joshimath is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Kalady

Kalady or Kaladi is a census town located in Angamaly east of the Periyar river, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, not far from Cochin International Airport.

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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is a Hindu monastic institution, located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

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Karnataka

Karnataka also known Kannada Nadu is a state in the south western region of India.

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Krishna

Krishna (Kṛṣṇa) is a major deity in Hinduism.

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Mahāvākyas

The Mahavakyas (sing.: mahāvākyam, महावाक्यम्; plural: mahāvākyāni, महावाक्यानि) are "The Great Sayings" of the Upanishads, as characterized by the Advaita school of Vedanta.

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Matha

A matha (मठ, IAST) or mutt is a Sanskrit word that means "cloister, institute or college", and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism.

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Odisha

Odisha (formerly Orissa) is one of the 29 states of India, located in eastern India.

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Padmapadacharya

Padmapadacharya (fl. 8th century CE) was an Indian philosopher, a follower of Adi Shankara.

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Parvati

Parvati (Sanskrit: पार्वती, IAST: Pārvatī) or Uma (IAST: Umā) is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power.

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Puri

Puri is a city and a Municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India.

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Raghaveshwara Bharathi

Sri Sri Raghaveshwara Bharathi (officially, Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya Srimad Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji), is the present pontiff (Guru) of Shri Ramachandrapura Mutt, Hosanagara in Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Relative direction

The most common relative directions are left, right, forward(s), backward(s), up, and down.

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Rigveda

The Rigveda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, from "praise" and "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns along with associated commentaries on liturgy, ritual and mystical exegesis.

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Samaveda

The Samaveda (Sanskrit: सामवेद, sāmaveda, from "song" and "knowledge"), is the Veda of melodies and chants.

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Sampradaya

In Hinduism, a sampradaya (Sanskrit: सम्प्रदाय IAST) can be translated as ‘tradition’, 'spiritual lineage' or a ‘religious system’.

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Shiva

Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव, IAST: Śiva, lit. the auspicious one) is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I

Sacchidananda Bharati I (ஸ்ரீ ஸச்சிதாநந்த பாரதீ - 1, Devanāgarī: श्रीसच्चिदानन्द भारती - 1), was a Hindu sant and religious leader of the 17th century.

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Sri Yantra

The Sri Yantra or Sri Chakra is a form of mystical diagram (yantra) used in the Shri Vidya school of Hindu tantra.

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Sringeri

Sringeri also called Sri Kshetra Shringeri is a hill town and Taluk headquarters located in Chikkamagaluru district in the state of Karnataka, It is the site of the first maṭha (Sringeri Sharada Peetham) established by Adi Shankara, Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in the 8th century CE It is located on the banks of the river Tungā.

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Sringeri Sharada Peetham

Sringeri Sharada Peetham is the southern Advaita Vedanta matha or monastery established by Adi Shankara in the 8th century AD.

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Sureśvara

Sureśvara (also known as Sureśvarācārya, c. 750 CE) was an Indian philosopher, who studied under Śankara.

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Swaroopanand Saraswati

Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati (born 2 September 1924) is an Indian religious leader and freedom fighter.

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Totakacharya

Totakacharya (IAST) CE) was a disciple of Ādi Śaṅkara, the Advaita philosopher a non brahmin. He was made the first Jagadguru (head) of the Jyotirmaṭha Pīthaṃ, the original northern maṭha founded by Ādi Śaṅkara in Uttrakhand. He founded a maṭha by name Vadakke modam in Thrissur, Kerala.

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Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, officially the State of Uttarakhand (Uttarākhaṇḍ Rājya), formerly known as Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India.

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Vedas

The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas (Sanskrit: वेद, "knowledge") are a large body of knowledge texts originating in the ancient Indian subcontinent.

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Vidyaranya

, (Kannada: ವಿದ್ಯಾರಣ್ಯ) is variously known as a kingmaker, patron saint and high priest to Harihara I (ಹಕ್ಕ ರಾಯ I) and Bukka Raya I (Kannada: ಬುಕ್ಕರಾಯ), the founders of the Vijayanagara Empire.

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Yajurveda

The Yajurveda (Sanskrit: यजुर्वेद,, from meaning "prose mantra" and veda meaning "knowledge") is the Veda of prose mantras.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankaracharya

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