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== | Basic
Study of Hindu Religion |
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The
Concept of God in Hindu Religion | Teachers
who gave the meaning to our Dharma The
Great Acharyas who established our Philosophies |
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Aadhi Shankara and other Acharyas | |
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6- 01 | 1.
Life History of Sri Sankara Bagavadpada | |
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Samsthapanaaya Sambhavami Yuge' Yuge" | |
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most basic and primary belief and unshaken faith of the followers of Hindu Dharma
is what Sri Krishna gives us in His Gita verse in one sentence is that whenever
a need arises to control a calamity and confusion He will manifest Himself to
come to us to establish the proper rule of Dharma:
So manifested is the Avatar
of Sri Ãdhi Sankara Bhagavad Pada.
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Shiva, also known as Dhakshinamurthy, who spreads the Universal Truth not by words
but by his silence and by his sign of his hand which is held in the form of "Chin
Mudra". About 2500 years ago, when the spiritualization of the people greatly
reduced, all the Gods and the Rishis went to Kailash and pleaded with Lord Shiva
to revive the world. Lord Shiva agreed with their request that He will manifest
Himself to revitalize the Dharma. Lord Brahma, Indra and others also agreed to
be born in this world to help Lord Shiva.
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this, there is a slight disagreement on the dates of Sankara. Traditional historians
have placed his period as the 8th century AD. But, more orthodox Hindus believe
the time period is around the 5th century BCE, quoting that one of the Acharyas
of a Sankara Mutt known with the name as Sri Sankara, who has also composed many
works, was mistaken in Sri Ãdhi Sankara's place.
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Sankara was born in Kaladi, Kerala to an orthodox Nambuthri couple, Sivaguru and
Aryambal. The couple had no children for a long time and after special prayers
for 48 days Siva appeared in their dream offering them a choice of many children
of average intelligence and long life or just one genius of a child with very
short life span. They prayed to Siva to let Him make the choice as God knows what
is best for them.
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Ãdhi Sankarãchãrya | Thus
a male child was born to them on the Vaikasa Suklabaksha Panchami in the star
of Thiruvathirai. He was named Sankara. "Sam" means "Prosperity"
and "Karathi" means "the giver". Sankara was very bright,
able to learn Malayalam, Samskritham and Prakritham by the age of 3 years. His
father died before he was five. Shortly after that he had his Brahmopadesam and
started Vedic studies.
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