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Shankaracharya
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Shankaracharya [ˈʃʌŋkərɑːˈtʃɑːrjə], Shankara [ˈʃʌŋkərə]
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(Biographies / Shankaracharya (9th century-9th century) M, Indian, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, EDUCATION: teacher) 9th century ad, Hindu philosopher and teacher; chief exponent of Vedanta philosophy


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As we shall see a little later in this discussion, Buddhism was in a confused state about its ideology because of the theological attack launched by Sankaracharya.
Panikkar, the Vice Chancellor of Sankaracharya University, Dr Mujeebur Rahman, Professor of Arabic Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Atul Aneja, West Asia correspondent for the Indian daily The Hindu.
The absentees included the two main accused Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and junior seer Vijayendra Saraswathi.
 
 
 
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