Adi Shankaracharya then made four mutts in the country and placed his disciples on the post of Shankaracharyas, when Hindu religion was starting to stagnate in the midst of sharp upheaval across the country and people were deviating from the right path. In such a situation, he religiously tied the country in that one thread which was very difficult. By the way, a major part of his life was spent in North India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled a 12 feet tall statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Kedarnath. The biggest thing is that this statue has been made by cutting a single rock of rock. The Prime Minister also said about Shankaracharya that he breathed life into the country. In fact, in more than 3 decades, Adi Shankaracharya built 4 monasteries in the country and established 12 Jyotirlingas. Also tried to revive the Hindu religion.
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Shankaracharya is the rank of supreme religious leader in Hinduism, equivalent to the Dalai Lama in Buddhism and the Pope in Christianity. There are four Shankaracharyas from the four Maths established in the country by Adi Shankaracharya.
When did Shankaracharya’s post started?
The beginning of this post is believed to be from Adi Shankaracharya. Adi Shankaracharya was a Hindu philosopher and religious leader, who is regarded as one of the greatest representatives of Hinduism. Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas in four regions of India for the prestige of Sanatan Dharma.
The chief among the four mathas was called Shankaracharya. After establishing these mathas, Adi Shankaracharya placed four of his chief disciples on them. Since then, the tradition of the post of Shankaracharya is going on in these four monasteries. Each Math has its own special Mahavakya.
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What is the meaning of monastery (Math)
Math means such institutions where its guru works to give education, preaching etc. to his disciples. These are also called backs. These gurus are usually religious gurus. The education given is mainly spiritual. Apart from these works in a monastery, there are works related to social service, literature etc. Math is a word that has multi-religious connotations. Buddhist monasteries are called viharas. In Christianity, they are known by the names of Monatri, Priory, Charterhouse, Abbey etc.
