SANKARA

Meaning of SANKARA in English

/sung"keuhr euh/ , n.

Shankara.

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SANKARA — born 700?, Kaladi village?, India died 750?, Kedarnath also spelled Shankara, also called Sankaracarya philosopher and theologian, most renowned exponent …
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DAYANANDA SARASVATI — orig. Mula Sankara born 1824, Tankara, Gujarat, India died Oct. 30, 1883, Ajmer, Rajputana Hindu ascetic and social reformer. A …
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SHANKARA — /shung"keuhr euh/ , n. A.D. 789?-821?, Hindu Vedantist philosopher and teacher. Also, Sankara . Also called Shankaracharya /shung"keuhr euh chahr"yeuh/ …
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