Shankara
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Shankara can refer to:
- ShivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
, the Hindu god - Adi ShankaraAdi ShankaraAdi Shankara Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (IAST: pronounced , (Sanskrit: , ) (788 CE - 820 CE), also known as ' and ' was an Indian philosopher from Kalady of present day Kerala who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedānta...
, 9th century CE Hindu philosopher - K. N. Shankara, Indian space scientist
- ShankaracharyaShankaracharyaShankaracharya, is a commonly used title of heads of mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The title derives from Adi Shankara, a 9th century CE reformer of Hinduism. He is honored as Jagadguru, a title that was used earlier only to Lord Krishna...
(Shankara acharya), a commonly used title of heads of maţhas (monasteries) in the Advaita tradition of Hindu philosophy - Shankara (raga)Shankara (raga)Shankara is a raga in Hindustani classical music.-Technical description:The raga is of audav-shadav nature, i.e, it has five swaras in the arohana and six in the avarohana . All the swaras are used are shudhha swaras, no komal swara is used. It is an Uttaranga pradhan raga, with the higher notes...
, a raga in Indian classical music - Shankara (film), a 1991 Bollywood film starring Sunny DeolSunny DeolSunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...