Shankara teaches Advaita, the non-duality of atman and brahman, writes the standard commentaries on the Upanishads, the Gita, and the Brahma Sutras, and is remembered as the organizer of monastic and temple orders across India.
Tagged: Hindu Shaivism Smarta Tradition
The Event
- Date
- 788–820 (exact)
- Also called
- Shankaracharya
- Era
- Classical; Standard periodization of Hindu history
- Location
- Kalady and across India; today Kerala, India
- Traditions
- Hinduism
- Streams
- Smarta Tradition, Shaivism
- Key figures
- Adi Shankara
- Key texts
- Brahma Sutra Bhashya, Upadesasahasri
Primary Sources
- Shankara, Brahma Sutra Bhashya
Secondary Sources
- Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge, 1996)
- Sharma, A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy (Motilal Banarsidass, 1960)
Provenance: HIST-0313; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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