SRI SANKARACHARYA AT A GLANCE

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Date of Birth	788 CE
Place of birth	Kalady, Kerala, India
Birth-Name	Shankara
Date of death	820 CE
Place of death	Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India
Guru/Teacher	Govinda Bhagavatpada
Philosophy	Advaita Vedanta
Titles	Introduced Advaita Vedanta, Hindu Revivalism, Founded Dashanami Sampradaya, Shanmata

Life Traditional accounts of Adi Shankara's life can be found in the Shankara Vijayams, which are poetic works that contain a mix of biographical and legendary material, written in the epic style. The most important among these biographies are the Mādhavīya Śaṅkara Vijayaṃ (of Mādhava, c. 14th century), the Cidvilāsīya Śaṅkara Vijayaṃ (of Cidvilāsa, c. between 15th century and 17th century), and the Keraļīya Śaṅkara Vijayaṃ (of the Kerala region, extant from c. 17th century).