Shankaracharya
Shankaracharya was born in the village Kaladi in Kerala in a Namboodari Brahmin family. His father was Shivaguru and mother, Aryamba. Shankara was very intelligent. At the age of seven, he had mastered all the Scriptures. He learnt Vedas and the Puranas from his teacher, Govinda Bhagavatpada.
Shankaracharya studied theUpanishads and Brahmasutras in depth and propagated the Adwaitha philosophy. According to this, Brahma is the absolute truth, the rest of the world is false. The soul is one with Brahma, and life is not separate from Brahma.
The world is maya, an illusion; Brahma is the absolute truth. People are ignorant; they are not aware of the illusionary nature of the world. They are also not aware that Brahma is the only Truth. Hence we should go on the path of knowledge, and realize the nature of the world. Ultimately, we should merge our ‘atma’ (soul) with the absolute truth, Brahma. Only then we can attain moksha (liberation). In this manner, Shankaracharya taught the path of knowledge.
The human soul has no separate existence and he expressed this fact in the phrase ‘Aham Brahmasmi’. He declared that Brahma is Truth. It has no qualities, no features and no shape (nirguna, nirakara, nirvikara).
The works of Shankaracharya: Shankarabhasya, Anandalahari, Soundaryalahari, Shivanandalahari, Viveka choodamani, Prabudda sudhakara and Dakshinamurthy stotra. His hymn ‘‘Bhajagovindam’’ is world famous.
Shankaracharya travelled from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on foot and propagated his Adwaitha philosophy. In order to spread the message of his philosophy, he established peethas (institutions) in all the four directions. Shankaracharya gave Indian thinking a new direction and inspiration.
The peethas established by Shankaracharya :
1. Badari - Jyotir peetha 2. Dwaraka - Kalika peetha
3. Puri - Govardhan peetha 4. Sringeri - Sharada peetha
5. Kanchi - Kamakoti peetha
Shankaracharya was born in the village Kaladi in Kerala in a Namboodari Brahmin family. His father was Shivaguru and mother, Aryamba. Shankara was very intelligent. At the age of seven, he had mastered all the Scriptures. He learnt Vedas and the Puranas from his teacher, Govinda Bhagavatpada.
Shankaracharya studied theUpanishads and Brahmasutras in depth and propagated the Adwaitha philosophy. According to this, Brahma is the absolute truth, the rest of the world is false. The soul is one with Brahma, and life is not separate from Brahma.
The world is maya, an illusion; Brahma is the absolute truth. People are ignorant; they are not aware of the illusionary nature of the world. They are also not aware that Brahma is the only Truth. Hence we should go on the path of knowledge, and realize the nature of the world. Ultimately, we should merge our ‘atma’ (soul) with the absolute truth, Brahma. Only then we can attain moksha (liberation). In this manner, Shankaracharya taught the path of knowledge.
The human soul has no separate existence and he expressed this fact in the phrase ‘Aham Brahmasmi’. He declared that Brahma is Truth. It has no qualities, no features and no shape (nirguna, nirakara, nirvikara).
The works of Shankaracharya: Shankarabhasya, Anandalahari, Soundaryalahari, Shivanandalahari, Viveka choodamani, Prabudda sudhakara and Dakshinamurthy stotra. His hymn ‘‘Bhajagovindam’’ is world famous.
Shankaracharya travelled from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on foot and propagated his Adwaitha philosophy. In order to spread the message of his philosophy, he established peethas (institutions) in all the four directions. Shankaracharya gave Indian thinking a new direction and inspiration.
The peethas established by Shankaracharya :
1. Badari - Jyotir peetha 2. Dwaraka - Kalika peetha
3. Puri - Govardhan peetha 4. Sringeri - Sharada peetha
5. Kanchi - Kamakoti peetha
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