Life
Disciples
Mission
Teachings
Facts & Figures
100
What is Kerala?
What is the Indian state in which Shankara's birth place is located?
100
Who is Hastamlaka?
What is the name of the dumb boy who became the disciple?
100
What are Vedas?
What did the four dogs with Chandala represent?
100
What is soul?
What is the indivisible principle which is same in everyone?
100
What is Purna River?
Which river changed its course for Shankara's mother's sake?
200
Who is Kumarila Bhatta?
He entered fire to seek salvation from his sins?
200
Who is Padma Pada?
This disciple of Shankara was devoted to Lord Narasimha.
200
What is Sri Chakra?
The type of Yantra that Shankara established in temples to increase the sanctity of the holy places.
200
What are Karma kandas?
What is the Sanskrit name for the rituals that Shankara abolished?
200
What is Ganges?
The city of Kashi is located on the banks of this river.
300
What is Narmada?
Shankara trapped this flooding river into his Kamandala.
300
Who is Mandan Mishra?
The original name of disciple Sureshwara.
300
What are Jagannath Puri and Dwaraka?
What are the maths established in the East and the West in that order?
300
What is Shri Sailam?
Shankara composed Shivananda Lahari in this holy place.
300
Who is Govinda Bhagawath Pada?
Who was Shankara's Guru?
400
Who is Nandi?
Who stopped Shankara and seized some Slokas of Soundarya Lahari in Kialasa?
400
Who was Ananda Giri?
What was the name of the disciple who became Thotaka?
400
What is Advaita?
Shankara strived to establish this principle.
400
What is Apad Sanyasa?
Shankara sought this when his leg was caught by a crocodile.
400
What are five Spathika Lingas?
What did Shiva give Shankara when he visited Kialasa?
500
Who is Vyasa?
Who obtained additional 10 years to be added to Shankara's life from Bramha?
500
What is Brahma Loka?
Where did Sarasavani or Ubhaya Bharati want to return to after her husband was defeated by Shankara?
500
What are Bhashyas?
What are the commentaries written by Shankara on Brahma Sutras called?
500
What is 59?
How many Shlokas of Soundarya Lahari are there?
500
Who is Mother Kamakshi?
Who is the main deity in Kanchi?
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