Shri Adi Shankaracharya or the first Shankara with his remarkable reinterpretations of Hindu scriptures, especially on Upanishads or Vedanta, had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism at a time when chaos, superstition and bigotry was rampant. Shankara advocated the greatness of the Vedas and was the most famous Advaita philosopher who restored the Vedic Dharma and Advaita Vedanta to its pristine purity and glory.
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| Adi Shankaracharya's Dvaraka Pitha (Matha), Dwaraka, Gujarat, India |
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| Adi Shankaracharya's Jyotirmath or Joshimath Matha, Chamoli (Badrinath), Uttarakhand, India |
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| Adi Shankaracharya's Sringeri Sarada Pitham (Matha), Karnataka, India |
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| Adi Shankaracharya's Govardhana Matha, Puri, Orissa, India |
Shankaracharya's Monastic Centers
Shri Shankaracharya established four 'mutts' or monastic centers in four corners of India and put his four main disciples to head them and serve the spiritual needs of the ascetic community within the Vedantic tradition. He classified the wandering mendicants into 10 main groups to consolidate their spiritual strength.
Each mutt was assigned one Hinduism Veda. The mutts are Jyothir Mutt at Badrinath in northern India with Atharva Veda; Sarada Mutt at Sringeri in southern India with Yajur Veda; Govardhan Mutt at Jaganath Puri in eastern India with Rig Veda and Kalika Mutt at Dwarka in western India with Sama Veda.
It is believed that Shankara attained heavenly abode in Kedarnath and was only 32 years old when he died.
| Direction |
City |
Branch of Veda |
Acharya |
Deity |
Name of Peeta |
| East India |
Puri, Orissa, India |
Rigveda |
Padmapaada |
Vimala Devi |
Shakti Peeta |
| South India |
Shringeri, Karnataka, India, |
Yajurveda |
Sureshwara |
Sharada Devi |
Sharada Peeta |
| West India |
Dwaraka, Gujarat,India |
Samaveda |
Hasthaamalaka |
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Mahakali Peeta |
| North India |
Chamoli (Badarinath), Uttarakhand, India |
Atharvanaveda |
Thotaka |
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Aamurtha Peeta |
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