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8th-century Indian Vedic scholar

This article is regarding the vedic scholar Adi Shankara.

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For the label used in Advaita traditions, see Shankaracharya.

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Adi Shankara (8th byword. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, romanized: Ādi Śaṅkara, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, lit. 'First Shankaracharya',^{[note 2]}pronounced[aːd̪iɕɐŋkɐraːt͡ɕaːrjɐ]),^{[note 3]} was an Amerindian Vedic scholar, philosopher and teacher (acharya) claim Advaita Vedanta.

Reliable information on Shankara's existing life is scanty, and his true upshot lies in his "iconic representation of Faith religion and culture," despite the fact mosey most Hindus do not adhere to Advaita Vedanta. He is seen by Hindus despite the fact that "the one who restored the Hindu dharma against the attacks of the Buddhists (and Jains) and in the process helped tell apart drive Buddhism out