Shankara

[ shuhng-ker-uh ]
/ ˈʃʌŋ kər ə /

noun

a.d. 789?–821?, Hindu Vedantist philosopher and teacher.
Also Sankara.
Also called Shan·ka·ra·char·ya [shuhng-ker-uh-chahr-yuh] /ˈʃʌŋ kər əˈtʃɑr yə/.

Example sentences from the Web for shankara

  • Every swami belongs to the ancient monastic order which was organized in its present form by Shankara.

    Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

  • Yet Shankara, the ancient founder of the Swami Order, disregarded the injunctions.

    Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

  • This philosophy of monism received its highest expression in the Upanishad commentaries of Shankara.

    Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

  • Shankara's date is a center of the usual scholastic dispute.

    Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda