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Yoga Guru · Ācārya

Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Also known as Shankara, Śaṅkara

Exponent of Advaita Vedānta; organised the Daśanāmī monastic order.

Period: c. 8th c. CE
Associated with: Kaladi, Kerala → Śṛṅgeri/Badrī/Purī/Dwārakā
Tradition: Advaita Vedānta
📿 Historically documentedDates and lineage below reflect scholarly consensus; confidence levels are shown for each link.Confidence: Medium

Lineage timeline (Paramparā)

The teacher-to-student transmission — oldest first, flowing down through the generations.

  1. Ādi ŚaṅkarācāryaThis pagec. 8th c. CE

  2. Students who carried it forward

  3. Padmapādac. 8th c. CE

    traditional attribution · confidence Low · traditional attribution

  4. Sureśvarac. 8th c. CE

    traditional attribution · confidence Low · traditional attribution

  5. Hastāmalakac. 8th c. CE

    traditional attribution · confidence Low · traditional attribution

  6. Toṭakācāryac. 8th c. CE

    traditional attribution · confidence Low · traditional attribution

A guru–disciple link is shown only where historically supported. Traditional attributions are labelled and never presented as verified fact.

Traditions & lineages

Advaita Vedānta

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