Shankaracharya
title for Hindu religious leaders, somewhat similar to "the
Pope" in Catholicism, always changing.
original Shankaracharya was "Adi Shankaracharya"
c. 800 CE
created 4 main centers, or mathas, in India--the north,
south, east, and west.
Shankaracharya of Puri is the "eastern" location.
in addition to these main 4, there are possibly over 100
other shankaracharyas in India today.
Pope" in Catholicism, always changing.
original Shankaracharya was "Adi Shankaracharya"
c. 800 CE
created 4 main centers, or mathas, in India--the north,
south, east, and west.
Shankaracharya of Puri is the "eastern" location.
in addition to these main 4, there are possibly over 100
other shankaracharyas in India today.
| So it depends: whatsoever your belief is I am going to destroy it. I am against all beliefs. That’s why you will find Christian priests against me, the Catholic pope against me, the Hindu shankaracharya against me, the Mohammedans against me, even the communists against me; for the simple reason that I am against all beliefs, communist or Catholic, Hindu or Buddhist, it doesn’t matter – belief is belief... --Osho The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 12, ch. 2 |
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