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Shankaracharya, the Glossary

Shankaracharya (शङ्कराचार्य,, "Shankara-acharya") is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism.^[1]

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Shankaracharyas
Titles and occupations in Hinduism

Abhinava Vidyatirtha

Jagadguru Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswami (born as Srinivasa Sastri) (13 November 1917 - 21 September 1989) was the 35th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, which has been occupied by an unbroken lineage of gurus stretching back to the Advaitic philosopher Adi Shankaracharya, who established the matha for the propagation of Advaitha Vedanta. Shankaracharya and Abhinava Vidyatirtha are Shankaracharyas.

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Acharya

In Indian religions and society, an acharya (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST:; Pali: ācariya) is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. Shankaracharya and acharya are titles and occupations in Hinduism.

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Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (lit), was an Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya) of Advaita Vedanta.

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Advaita Vedanta

Advaita Vedanta (अद्वैत वेदान्त) is a Hindu tradition of textual exegesis and philosophy and a Hindu sādhanā, a path of spiritual discipline and experience.

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Amnaya

Amnayas are holy scriptures belonging to the Tantra school of Hinduism which is rooted in the Vedas.

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Atharvaveda

The Atharvaveda or Atharva Veda (अथर्ववेद,, from अथर्वन्, and वेद, "knowledge") or Atharvana Veda (अथर्वणवेद) is the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life".

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Bharathi Tirtha

Bharathi Tirtha Mahaswamiji (alternative spellings: Bharati, Teertha), (Purvashrama name Seetharama Anjaneyalu) (born 11 April 1951), is an Indian religious leader who is the current and 36th Shankaracharya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham, an important Hindu monastery in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta established by Sri Adi Shankara. Shankaracharya and Bharathi Tirtha are Shankaracharyas.

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Bharati Krishna Tirtha

Saraswati P. Venkataraman Sastri (IAST: P. Veṅkatarāmaṇ Śāstrī), hieratically titled H.H. Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Bharatikrishna Tirtha (IAST: Jagadguru Śaṅkarācārya Svāmī Bhāratīkṛṣṇa Tīrtha) (1884–1960), was Shankaracharya and officiating pontiff of Dwaraka Math, and then the 143rd Shankaracharya and supreme pontiff of Govardhana Math in Puri in the Indian state of Odisha, from 1925 through 1960. Shankaracharya and Bharati Krishna Tirtha are Shankaracharyas.

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Brahmananda Saraswati

Swami Brahmananda Saraswati (IAST: Svāmī Brahmānanda Sarasvatī) (21 December 1871 – 20 May 1953), also known as Guru Dev (meaning "divine teacher"), was the Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery in India. Shankaracharya and Brahmananda Saraswati are Shankaracharyas.

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Chandrashekhara Bharati III

Swami Chandrasekhara Bharati (born Narasimha Sastri; 1892–1954) was the Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham in 1912–1954. Shankaracharya and Chandrashekhara Bharati III are Shankaracharyas.

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Dwarka Sharada Peetham

Pascimāmnāya Śrī Śāradā Pītham or Dwarka Sharada Math, is one amongst the four cardinal peethams believed by its followers to be established by Adi Shankara, preserving and propagating Sanatana Dharma and Advaita Vedanta, the doctrine of non-dualism.

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Esoteric Buddhism (book)

Esoteric Buddhism is a book originally published in 1883 in London; it was compiled by a member of the Theosophical Society, A. P. Sinnett.

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Govardhan Math

Purvamnaya Sri Govardhana Pitham or Govardhan Math (ଗୋବର୍ଦ୍ଧନ ମଠ) is one amongst the four cardinal pithams established by the philosopher-saint Adi Shankara to preserve and propagate Hinduism and Advaita Vedanta, the doctrine of non-dualism.

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Guru–shishya tradition

The guru–shishya tradition, or parampara ("lineage"), denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in Indian-origin religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism (including Tibetan and Zen traditions).

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Hastamalakacharya

Hastamalakacharya (IAST) (c. 8th century CE) was a disciple of Adi Shankara, the Advaita philosopher.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Jayendra Saraswathi

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal (born Subrahmanyam Mahadeva Iyer; 18 July 1935 – 28 February 2018) was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff (Pïțhādhipati) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.

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Jyotir Math

Uttarāmnāya Śrī Jyotish Pītham or JyotirMath is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams established by the Ādi Śaṅkara to preserve Hinduism and Advaita Vedānta, the doctrine of non-dualism.

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Kalady

Kalady or Kaladi is a town located between Angamaly and Perumbavoor, east of the Periyar river, near to Malayattoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, not far from Cochin International Airport.

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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, also called the Sri Kanchi Matham or the Moolamnaya Sarvagnya Peetham, is a Hindu religious center of Vedic learning, located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

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Mahāvākyas

The Mahāvākyas (sing.:, महावाक्यम्; plural:, महावाक्यानि) are "The Great Sayings" of the Upanishads, as characterized by the Advaita school of Vedanta with mahā meaning great and vākya, a sentence.

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Matha

A matha (मठ), also written as math, muth, mutth, mutt, or mut, is a Sanskrit word that means 'institute or college', and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism.

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Moksha

Moksha (मोक्ष), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti, is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation, nirvana, or release.

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Nischalananda Saraswati

Nischalananda Saraswati is the current 145th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Purvamnaya Sri Govardhana Peetham of Puri, Odisha, India. Shankaracharya and Nischalananda Saraswati are Shankaracharyas.

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Padmapadacharya

Padmapadacharya was an Indian philosopher, a follower of Adi Shankara.

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Position (geometry)

In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector that represents a point P in space.

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Raghaveshwara Bharathi

Sri Sri Raghaveshwara Bharathi (originally, Harish Sharma), is an Indian religious guru and the present maṭhadhis (Guru) of Shri Ramachandrapura Mutt, Hosanagara in Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Shankaracharya and Raghaveshwara Bharathi are Shankaracharyas.

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Rigveda

The Rigveda or Rig Veda (ऋग्वेद,, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas).

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Samaveda

The Samaveda (सामवेद,, from सामन्, "song" and वेद, "knowledge"), is the Veda of melodies and chants.

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Sampradaya

Sampradaya (सम्प्रदाय), in Indian origin religions, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, can be translated as 'tradition', 'spiritual lineage', 'sect', or 'religious system'.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Shantanand Saraswati

Swami Shantanand Saraswati (1913–1997) was Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery from 1953 to 1980; he was a direct disciple of Brahmananda Saraswati and succeeded him as Shankaracharya. Shankaracharya and Shantanand Saraswati are Shankaracharyas.

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Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I

Sacchidananda Bharati I (ஸ்ரீ ஸச்சிதாநந்த பாரதீ - 1, Devanāgarī: श्रीसच्चिदानन्द भारती - 1), was a Hindu sant and religious leader of the 17th century. Shankaracharya and Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I are Shankaracharyas.

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Sringeri Sharada Peetham

Dakṣiṇāmnāya Śrī Śāradā Pīṭham or Śri Śṛṅgagiri Maṭha (मठ) is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams following the Daśanāmi Sampradaya - the peetham or matha is said to have been established by acharya Śrī Ādi Śaṅkara to preserve and propagate Sanātana Dharma and Advaita Vedānta, the doctrine of non-dualism.

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Sureśvara

Sureśvara (also known as Sureśvarācārya, was a 9th-century Indian philosopher, who studied under Śankara. Śankara is said to have entrusted to Sureśvara his first monastic institution, the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Sureśvara is believed to have founded the famous Naduvil Matham in Thrissur.

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Swaroopanand Saraswati

Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati (2 September 1924 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian religious leader. Shankaracharya and Swaroopanand Saraswati are Shankaracharyas.

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Totakacharya

Totakacharya (IAST) 8th century CE) was a disciple of Ādi Śaṅkara, the Advaita Vedanta teacher. He was made the first Jagadguru (head) of the Jyotir Pīthaṃ, the original northern maṭha founded by Ādi Śaṅkara in Uttarakhand. He founded a maṭha by name Vadakke modam in Thrissur, Kerala.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankaracharya

Also known as Sankaracharya, Shankara Charya, Shankara Chaurya, Shankara acharya, Shankaracharyas.

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Titles and occupations in Hinduism

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