Shankara's Propagation of Advaita Philosophy

Name: Shankara's Propagation of Advaita Philosophy
Start: 701
End: 800

Type Event Region South Asia Time 701–800

In the 8th century, Adi Shankara propagated Advaita Vedanta across India, teaching the identity of Brahman and Atman and that the world is illusion.…

Timeline

701–750Kerala · KeralaShankara formed the Advaita system in South India and wrote important works such as the commentary on the Brahma Sutras, systematically expounding the core doctrine of the identity of Brahman and Atman.
750–800Various parts of India · IndiaShankara traveled north to debate with scholars of various schools and established monasteries at the four corners of India (such as Sringeri, Puri, Dwarka, and Badrinath), spreading Advaita throughout India and consolidating the dominant position of Hindu philosophy.

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Shankara https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shankara
A Source Book in Indian Philosophy — Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; Charles A. Moore (1957)