PM pays tributes to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya on his birth anniversary

Last Updated28/04/2023

The Prime Minister has paid tributes to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya on his birth anniversary.

He was born in Kaladi, Kerala in 788 CE.
He propounded the Doctrine of Advaita (Monism).
He wrote many commentaries on the Vedic canon (Upanishads, Brahma Sutras and Bhagavad Gita) in Sanskrit.
Major work : Brahmasutrabhasya (Bhashya or commentary on the Brahma Sutra).
He travelled the length and breadth of India spreading Advaita Vedanta.
He was responsible for reviving Hinduism in India to a great extent when Buddhism was gaining popularity.
He was a devotee of Shiva.
He criticised the Mimamsa School of philosophy and explained a major point of deviance between Hinduism and Buddhism.
Legacy: He established four Mathas in the four corners of India and the tradition continues to this day.
- He preached renunciation and adoption of the knowledge path to realise Brahman.