Adi Shankara
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Most Influential Person Across History
8th-century Hindu philosopher and theologian
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Why Is Adi Shankara Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Adi Shankara, also called Adi Shankaracharya , was an 8th-century Indian Vedic scholar and teacher . His works present a harmonizing reading of the sastras, with liberating knowledge of the self at its core, synthesizing the Advaita Vedanta teachings of his time.
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What Are Adi Shankara's Academic Contributions?
Adi Shankara has made the following academic contributions:
