Shankaracharya
Britishnoun
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A long crack running across one of the front walls in the famed Adi Shankaracharya monastery had deepened worryingly in recent weeks, said Vishnu Priyanand, one of the priests.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
Haat, a village along the Alaknanda River, was once a sacred hamlet that traced its origins to the guru Adi Shankaracharya, who is said to have established another temple here in the 8th Century.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
Shankaracharya Swaroopanand's statement has caused outrage in India with many taking to social media to criticise him:
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2016
Though most have been abandoned, the Shankaracharya Temple, built circa 200 B.C. and perched on a hill high above the city, is Srinagar’s most popular Hindu tourist sight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2015
The illustrious successor in the formal Shankara line, Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya of Sringeri Math, wrote an inspiring ODE dedicated to Sadasiva.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa
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