Bharatha Vamsavali: The Time of Adi Shankaracharya - ஆதி சங்கரரின் காலம்

The Acharyas of The Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham start with Adi Sankara..

Sl No. Name Place of Birth Place of Attainment of Samadhi Year of Siddhi-(Christian era) Duration of Pontificate

1) Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada Kaladi Kanchi 477 B.C. Founder and First Head of Kanchi Math 38) Abhinava Sankara Chidambaram, Himalayas Dattatreya cave, 840 A.D. 30 years

Abhinava sankara is always considered as Adi Sankara by historians as the history before 800 AD is not clear in other four mutts other than kanchi due to deterioration or vandalism during 400 BC to 800 AD.

For indians and Hindus, this timing in history (400 BC) is important as Buddhism was at its peak whereas in 800 AD only Jainism was alive. Adi Sankara and Gowdapada's theory was targeted at Buddhism. Westerners who want to undermine early Hinduism, post shankara hindu thought have propagated this wrong era for shankara thereby helping the anti-hindus in India. Some anti hindu intellectuals undermine the proof saying there was no Hinduism / smartha Advaita religion before 800 AD. Thereby helping many sects of Hinduism to split away from Hinduism saying they are older - e.g tamil Siddhanta saivam. Lets spread this message of the time of adi Shankaracharya which is marked crucial by all 5 mutts as this has direct relevance on indian/hindu unity...