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Adi Shankara was the first philosopher to consolidate the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta. His teachings are based on the unity of the soul and God, in which God is viewed as simultaneously personal and attributeless. In the Smārta tradition, Adi Shankara is regarded as an incarnation of Shiva. Adi Shankara toured India with the purpose of propagating his teachings through discourses and debates with other philosophers. He founded four mathas which played a key role in the historical development and spread of Hinduism and Advaita Vedanta. Adi Shankara was the founder of the Dashanami monastic order and the Shanmata tradition of worship. His works in Sanskrit, all of which are extant today, concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of Advaita (Sanskrit, "Non-dualism"). Adi Shankara quotes extensively from the Upanishads and other Hindu scriptures in forming his teachings. He also includes polemics against opposing schools of thought like Samkhya and Buddhism in his works. (more...)

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-'''[[Adi Shankara]]'''  was the first philosopher to consolidate the doctrine of [[Advaita Vedanta]], a sub-school of [[Vedanta]]. His teachings are based on the unity of the [[jiva|soul]] and [[Brahman|God]], in which God is viewed as simultaneously [[Ishvara|personal]] and [[Nirguna Brahman|attributeless]]. In the [[Smartism|Smārta]] tradition, Adi Shankara is regarded as an incarnation of [[Shiva]]. Adi Shankara toured [[India]] with the purpose of propagating his teachings through discourses and debates with other philosophers. He founded four mathas which played a key role in the historical development and spread of [[Hinduism]] and Advaita Vedanta.  Adi Shankara was the founder of  the [[Dashanami Sampradaya|Dashanami]] monastic order and the [[Shanmata]] tradition of worship. His works in [[Sanskrit]], all of which are extant today, concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of Advaita ([[Sanskrit]], "Non-dualism"). Adi Shankara quotes extensively from the [[Upanishads]] and other [[Hindu scriptures]] in forming his teachings. He also includes [[polemic]]s against opposing schools of thought like [[Samkhya]] and [[Buddhist philosophy|Buddhism]] in his works. ('''[[Adi Shankara|more...]]''')</div>
+'''[[Adi Shankara]]'''  was the first philosopher to consolidate the doctrine of [[Advaita Vedanta]], a sub-school of [[Vedanta]]. His teachings are based on the unity of the [[jiva|soul]] and [[Brahman|God]], in which God is viewed as simultaneously [[Ishvara|personal]] and [[Nirguna Brahman|attributeless]]. In the [[Smartism|Smārta]] tradition, Adi Shankara is regarded as an incarnation of [[Shiva]]. Adi Shankara toured [[India]] with the purpose of propagating his teachings through discourses and debates with other philosophers. He founded four [[matha]]s which played a key role in the historical development and spread of [[Hinduism]] and Advaita Vedanta.  Adi Shankara was the founder of  the [[Dashanami Sampradaya|Dashanami]] monastic order and the [[Shanmata]] tradition of worship. His works in [[Sanskrit]], all of which are extant today, concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of Advaita ([[Sanskrit]], "Non-dualism"). Adi Shankara quotes extensively from the [[Upanishads]] and other [[Hindu scriptures]] in forming his teachings. He also includes [[polemic]]s against opposing schools of thought like [[Samkhya]] and [[Buddhist philosophy|Buddhism]] in his works. ('''[[Adi Shankara|more...]]''')</div>
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