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Did Adi Shankara revive Hinduism?
In his short life, Adi Shankara is not only credited with reviving a moribund Hinduism, but also with establishing the organisational structure for its survival and regeneration, through the ‘mathas’ he established in Sringeri, Dwaraka, Puri and Joshimatha (and probably in Kanchi and elsewhere as well).
Therefore, answer is false.
What did Adi Shankaracharya do to reform the Hindu religion?
Shankaracharya founded mutts, which are also called spiritual capitals. He built them on the four sides of India. He wanted to balance religion adequately in the different parts of Bharat. Each of these mutts had gurus.
How did Hinduism defeat Buddhism?
The decline of Buddhism has been attributed to various factors, especially the regionalisation of India after the end of the Gupta Empire (320–650 CE), which led to the loss of patronage and donations as Indian dynasties turned to the services of Hindu Brahmins.
How Adi Shankaracharya destroyed Buddhism?
They massacred Buddhist monks and burnt down centers like Nalanda. This destroyed Buddhism since the lay Buddhist people were entirely dependent on the monks for Buddhist teaching.
Did Adi Shankaracharya lose in a debate against the Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu?
This website, of dubious reliability, claims that Adi Shankaracharya lost in a debate against the Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu: Towards the end of his short life, defeated in debate by the Buddhist Mahapandita Vasubandhu, Adi Shankaracharya was compelled to embrace Buddhism once again, as was the norm then.
How did Adi Shankaracharya die?
Towards the end of his short life, defeated in debate by the Buddhist Mahapandita Vasubandhu, Adi Shankaracharya was compelled to embrace Buddhism once again, as was the norm then. He died out of the sheer shame of his defeat!
How did Adi Shankaracharya contribute to the revival of Hinduism?
Adi Shankara, along with Madhva and Ramanuja, was instrumental in the revival of Hinduism through aggressive and violent means. The historians like Vincent Smith suggested that it was due to Adi Sankaracharya there was decline of Buddhism in India.
Did Adi Shankaracharya’s Sringeri mutth once be a Buddhist temple?
Adi Shankara is said to have established his Sringeri Mutth on the site of a Buddhist monastery which he took over. Many Hindu shrines in Ayodhya are said to have once been Buddhist temples, as is the case with other famous Brahminical temples such as those at Sabarimala, Tirupati, Badrinath and Puri.