On Shankracharya Jayanti 2020, netizens pay homage to philosopher Adi Shankaracharya with heartfelt messages

New Delhi: Adi Shankaracharya, the 18th-century philosopher is credited with consolidating the Advaita Vedanta. His works in Sanskrit explain the concepts of Atman, Nirguna Brahman and other important thoughts in Hinduism. 

Adi Shankaracharya wrote on the Vedic canon comprising Brahma Sutras, Principal Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita to back his theory and thesis. He explained the key difference between Hinduism and Buddhism, stating that Hinduism says "Ātman (Soul, Self) exists", while Buddhism asserts that there is "no Soul, no Self".

On his Jayanti today, netizens thronged social media to pour their wishes and share teachings of the Jagadguru.

4500 years old Temple near Srinagar #Kashmir, rebuilt by King Gopaditya (2400 yrs ago) & repaired by King Lalitaditya (1300 yrs ago). This temple was visited by Jagadguru #AdiShankaracharya & since then called as 'Shankaracharya Temple.'#आदिगुरु_शंकराचार्य_जयंती #HindusRiseAsOne pic.twitter.com/seaHbPczcD — Advaita (@GampaSD) April 28, 2020

#adishankaracharya #HindusRiseAsOne #Hindutva #shankaracharyajayanti #Shankaracharya https://t.co/jA3sPRKmm3

—  (@ashish007_v) April 28, 2020

#जगतगुरु #आदि_शंकराचार्य की जयंती पर उन्हें शत-शत नमनhttps://t.co/0lpptskY2F#आचार्यबालकृष्ण #acharyabalkrishna #पतंजलि#Patanjali #adishankaracharya pic.twitter.com/N7HlD4TYtN — Yogendra Kumar Dubey (@Champa) April 28, 2020

Tribute to the great saint, philosopher and spiritual leader Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya on his Jayanti.#AdiShankaracharya #AdiShankara pic.twitter.com/tDQe5RN9TZ — Jayanta Malla Baruah (@jayanta_malla) April 28, 2020

This is a picture of #Kedarnath in 1880's. And our Jagadguru #AdiShankaracharya visited it in 8th century. He proved that when the motive is to uphold Dharma, nothing is impossible.
भव शंकर देशिक मे शरणम्। #HindusRiseAsOne #shankaracharyajayanti @SouleFacts @Real_Tinku1 pic.twitter.com/FYiuPUfHZq — Bajrang Shiva | हिंदुत्व #StayHome #StaySave (@bajrang_shiva) April 28, 2020

अहम् निर्विकल्पो निराकार रूपो
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चिदानंद रूप: शिवोहम शिवोहम ||#adishankaracharya pic.twitter.com/XBgwBgq74U — Shiv Kumar Sharma (@ShivKrSharma28) April 28, 2020

Adi Shankara is also believed to be the founder of Dashanami Sampradaya. It is widely said that he left for his heavenly abode at the young of 32 at Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. However, some texts mention that he died in Kanchipuram or Kerala. 

The Jagadguru is credited with his systematic reviews and commentaries, known as Bhasyas on ancient Indian texts. His masterpiece of commentary is the Brahmasutrabhasya which means the commentary on Brahma Sutra is considered to be the fundamental text of the Vedanta school of Hinduism.