(Adi shankaracharya) Adi Shankaracharya As we talk about his birth date ,there are Several different dates had been proposed for shankara . 509-477 BCE , 44-12BCE , 680 CE But 788-820CE .This was proposed by early 20 th scholar and was accepted by great scholars such as Max muller , Mac donnel, Pathok , Deussen and others. (Early life) Shankara, as he was known before becoming a great teacher, was born into a poor Brahmin family at kadai , present day Kerala,India His parents sivaguru and Aryamba , offered their prayer to Lord Shiva requesting to bless them with the child their prayers was soon answered in the form of baby boy hence many considered shankara as, he was Avatar of Shiva. Shankar was educated by his mother ,as he lost his father when he was just “seven” , Aryamba played a key role in teaching Vedas and upanishads too young Shankar. Shankaras upanayanam , the...