adi shankaracharya founded four mathas in the four corners of india.
adi shankaracharya founded four mathas in the four corners of india.
who founded four mathas in the four corners of india?
adi shankaracharya
the mathas which shankara built exist until today, and continue the teachings and influence of shankara.









































the table below gives an overview of the four largest advaita mathas founded by adi shankara, and their details. however, evidence suggests that shankara established more "mathas" locally for vedanta studies and its propagation, states hartmut scharfe, such as the "four mathas in the city of trichur alone, that were headed by trotaka, sureshvara, hastamalaka and padmapada".









































the sringeri sharada monastery founded by jagatguru sri adi shankaracharya in karnataka is the centre of the smarta sect.









































other advaita vedanta mathas following smarta tradition include:
smarta tradition
the table below gives an overview of the four "amnaya mathas" founded by adi shankara, and their details.









































the current heads of the mathas trace their authority back to these figures, and each of the heads of these four mathas takes the title of shankaracharya ("the learned shankara") after adi sankara.









































according to the tradition in kerala, after sankara's "samadhi" at vadakkunnathan temple, his disciples founded four mathas in thrissur, namely naduvil madhom, thekke madhom, idayil madhom and vadakke madhom.









































section::::type of sampradayas.:shakta sampradaya.









































there are 2 shakta sampradayas, which are
sampradaya