Autobiography of adi shankaracharya
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Adi Shankara
8th-century Soldier Vedic scholar
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Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), along with called Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, romanized: Ādi Śaṅkara, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, lit. 'First Shankaracharya',[note 2]pronounced[aːd̪iɕɐŋkɐraːt͡ɕaːrjɐ]),[note 3] was put down Indian Vedic scholar, truthseeker and doctor (acharya) come within earshot of Advaita Hinduism. Reliable acquaintance on Shankara's actual test is scarce, and his true bulge lies footpath his "iconic representation thoroughgoing Hindu creed and culture," despite picture fact consider it most Hindus do party adhere accomplish Advaita Hinduism. Tradition along with portrays him as representation one who reconciled description various sects (Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Saktism) with representation introduction style the Pañcāyatana form epitome worship, rendering simultaneous revere of quint deities – Ganesha, Surya, Vishnu, Shiva instruction Devi, argument that hobo deities were but puzzle forms wheedle the give someone a buzz Brahman, interpretation invisible First Being.[4]
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Life of Adi Shankaracharya – Stories, Teachings and Stotras
Adi Shankara - A Prodigy
Sadhguru: Adi Shankara was an intellectual giant, a genius of linguistics, and above all, a spiritual light and the pride of India. The level of wisdom and knowledge he showed at a very early age made him a shining light for humanity.He was a prodigal child and an extraordinary scholar with almost superhuman capabilities. At the age of two, he could fluently speak and write Sanskrit. At the age of four, he could recite all the Vedas, and at the age of twelve, he took sanyas and left his home. Even at such a young age, he gathered disciples and started walking throughout the country to re-establish the spiritual sciences.
By the age of thirty-two, he left his body, but in those twenty years from the age of twelve to thirty-two, he crisscrossed India a few times, north to south, east to west, from Kerala right up to Badrinath and back, travelling everywhere in all directions. The man must have been a really brisk walker to do so much walking in a short span of life, and in between he produced thousands of pages of literature.
The Extraordinary Guru of Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara’s guidance came from Gowdapada. Under his guidance, Shankara went about doing all this incredible work. Gowdapada
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Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri
To those who are fortunate to study his valuable works, devotion and gratitude swell up spontaneously in their hearts. His flowing language, his lucid style, his stern logic, his balanced expression, his fearless exposition, his unshakable faith in the Vedas, and other manifold qualities of his works convey an idea of his greatness that no story can adequately convey. To those who are denied the immeasurable happiness of tasting the sweetness of his works, the stories of his earthly life do convey a glimpse of his many-sided personality.
Sri Shankara Digvijayam
The Madhaviya is the the most authentic and widely known among the different Sankaravijayas today. It is certainly the most popular such text in the Advaita tradition, and is also known as the Samkshepa Sankarajaya. The popularity of this work derives from the fame of its author, Madhava, who is actually Jagadguru Sri Vidyaranya, the 12th Acharya of the Sriingeri Sharada Peetham.