Life of Adi Sankaracharya (शङ्कराचार्य 509-477 BCE)

Life of Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada :

SOURCE: The Plot In Indian Chronology (1953) – Sri Kota Venkatachalam (1885-1959)

Guru Parampara of Dakshin Amnaya of Sankara School

The Sarada Peetha at Sringeri was founded by Sri Sankara in Pusya Purnima of the year Pingala, with Sureswaracharya as its first Pitadhipati	Kali	B.C.
Birth of Sri Sankara (Cyclic year Nandana) from Sivaguru, and Aryambal,	2593	509
Upanayana of Sankara	2598	504
Completed study of the Veda	2601	501
Got his mother’s permission to enter the Holy Order of Sanyasa (Kartika Sukla Ekadasi, Cyclic year Plava)	2603	499
Philosophical study under Govinda Bhaghavatpadacharya	2603-2605	499-497
Sankara, in his 16th year, met Kumarila Bhatta for the first and the last time in Rudhapura near Prayaga at the time of self-immolation by Kumarila Bhatta (Kumarila was older than Sankara by 48 years (Cyclic year Kilaka)	2609	493
Sri Sankara founded the Dwaraka Math (Magha SuklaSapthami of the cyclic year Sadharana with Hastamalaka as its first Acharya)	2611	491
Sri Sankara founded the Jyotir Math on Pusya Suddha Poumima of the cyclic year Raksasa with Totakacharya as its first Acharya	2616	486
Sri Sankara founded the Govardhan Math of Purl (Jagannath) on Vaisakha Sukla Navami of the cyclic year Nala with Padmapadacharya as its first Acharya	2617	485
The Sarada Peetha at Sringeri was founded by Sri Sankara in Pusya Purnima of the year Pingala with Sureswaracharya , as its first Pitadhipati	2618	484
The Kamakoti Peetha at Kanchi was founded in Vaisakha Sukla Purnima of the year Siddharthi with Adi Sankara himself as the first Acharya	2620	482
Niryana of Sankara (death) in his 32nd year on Sukla Ekadasi of the month of Adhika Rishobha in the Cyclic Year Raktakshi	2625	477

Sankara met with Kumarila Bhatta (557 BCE-493 BCE) at the age of 16. Kumarila was older than Sankara by 48 years.

Adi Shankaracharya’s Successors of Govardhan Math, Puri

S.no.	Name	GatKali		Corresponding BCE/CE
S.no.	Name	From	To	To
1	Padmapad	2617	2642	-484	-459
2	Shoolapani	2642	2662	-459	-439
3	Narayan	2662	2679	-439	-422
4	Vidyaranya	2679	2697	-422	-404
5	Vamdev	2697	2713	-404	-388
6	Padmanabh	2713	2728	-388	-373
7	Jagannatha	2728	2742	-373	-359
8	Madhureshwar	2742	2752	-359	-349
9	Govind	2752	2773	-349	-328
10	Shridhar	2773	2791	-328	-310
11	Madhavanand	2791	2808	-310	-293
12	Krishnabrahmanand	2808	2826	-293	-275
13	Anantashri Ramanandteertha	2826	2842	-275	-259
14	Anantashri Vagishwarteertha	2842	2857	-259	-244
15	Anantashri Parameshwarteertha	2857	2871	-244	-230
16	Anantashri Gopalteertha	2871	2883	-230	-218
17	Anantashri Janardanteertha	2883	2897	-218	-204
18	Anantashri Jnanandateertha	2897	2917	-204	-184
19	Anantashri Brihadaranya	2917	2936	-184	-165
20	Anantashri Mahadevteertha	2936	2954	-165	-147
21	Anantashri Brahmanandateertha	2954	2970	-147	-131
22	Anantashri Ramanandteertha	2970	2985	-131	-116
23	Anantashri Sadashivateertha	2985	2999	-116	-102
24	Anantashri harishwaranandteertha	2999	3011	-102	-90
25	Anantashri Bodhanandteertha	3011	3025	-90	-76
26	Anantashri Ramakrishnateertha	3025	3045	-76	-56
27	Anantashri Chidbodhatmateertha	3045	3055	-56	-46
28	Anantashri Tattvaksharteertha	3055	3073	-46	-28
29	Anantashri Shankarteertha	3073	3089	-28	-12
30	Anantashri Vasudevteertha	3089	3109	-12	8
31	Anantashri Hayagrivateertha	3109	3126	8	25
32	Anantashri Shrutishwarateertha	3126	3140	25	39
33	Anantashri Vidyanandateertha	3140	3160	39	59
34	Anantashri Mukundanandateertha	3160	3178	59	77
35	Anantashri Hiranyagarbhateertha	3178	3197	77	96
36	Anantashri Nityanandateertha	3197	3215	96	114
37	Anantashri Shivananda	3215	3231	114	130
38	Anantashri Yogishwarteertha	3231	3249	130	148
39	Anantashri Sudarshan	3249	3264	148	163
40	Anantashri Vyomkesh	3264	3281	163	180
41	Anantashri Damodarteertha	3281	3302	180	201
42	Anantashri Yoganandateertha	3302	3322	201	221
43	Anantashri Golokesh	3322	3343	221	242
44	Anantashri Shrikrishnandateertha	3343	3361	242	260
45	Anantashri Devanandateertha	3361	3384	260	283
46	Anantashri Chandrachudteertha	3384	3399	283	298
47	Anantashri Halayudhateertha	3399	3413	298	312
48	Anantashri Siddhasevyateertha	3413	3428	312	327
49	Anantashri Tarakatmateertha	3428	3448	327	347
50	Anantashri Bodhayanteertha	3448	3469	347	368
51	Anantashri Shreedharteertha	3469	3488	368	387
52	Anantashri Narayanteertha	3488	3506	387	405
53	Anantashri Sadashivateertha	3506	3521	405	420
54	Anantashri Jayakrishna	3521	3534	420	433
55	Anantashri Virupaksha	3534	3545	433	444
56	Anantashri Vidyaranya	3545	3552	444	451
57	Anantashri Vishveshwarteertha	3552	3572	451	471
58	Anantashri Vivudheshwarteertha	3572	3595	471	494
59	Anantashri Maheshwarteertha	3595	3616	494	515
60	Anantashri Madhusoodan	3616	3635	515	534
61	Anantashri Raghuttama	3635	3650	534	549
62	Anantashri Ramachandrateertha	3650	3663	549	562
63	Anantashri Yogindra	3663	3674	562	573
64	Anantashri Maheshwarteertha	3674	3681	573	580
65	Anantashri Omkarateertha	3681	3708	580	607
66	Anantashri Narayanteertha	3708	3730	607	629
67	Anantashri Jagannathateertha	3730	3751	629	650
68	Anantashri Shridharteertha	3751	3770	650	669
69	Anantashri Ramachandrateertha	3770	3783	669	682
70	Anantashri Tamraksha	3783	3795	682	694
71	Anantashri Ugreshwarteertha	3795	3810	694	709
72	Anantashri Uddandateertha	3810	3828	709	727
73	Anantashri Sankarshateertha	3828	3850	727	749
74	Anantashri Janardana	3850	3871	749	770
75	Anantashri Akhandatmateertha	3871	3884	770	783
76	Anantashri Damodarteertha	3884	3896	783	795
77	Anantashri Shivanandateertha	3896	3911	795	810
78	Anantashri Gadadharateertha	3911	3929	810	828
79	Anantashri Vidyadharateertha	3929	3951	828	850
80	Anantashri Vamanteertha	3951	3972	850	871
81	Anantashri Shankarteertha	3972	3986	871	885
82	Anantashri Neelkanthateertha	3986	3997	885	896
83	Anantashri Ramakrishnateertha	3997	4017	896	916
84	Anantashri Raghuttamateertha	4017	4037	916	936
85	Anantashri Damodarteertha	4037	4047	936	946
86	Anantashri Gopal	4047	4060	946	959
87	Anantashri Mrityunjayteertha	4060	4081	959	980
88	Anantashri Govindateertha	4081	4103	980	1002
89	Anantashri Vasudevteertha	4103	4115	1002	1014
90	Anantashri Gangadharateertha	4115	4127	1014	1026
91	Anantashri Sadashivateertha	4127	4148	1026	1047
92	Anantashri Vamdevteertha	4148	4170	1047	1069
93	Anantashri Upamanyuteertha	4170	4185	1069	1084
94	Anantashri Hayagriva	4185	4201	1084	1100
95	Anantashri Hariteertha	4201	4219	1100	1118
96	Anantashri Raghuttamateertha	4219	4238	1118	1137
97	Anantashri Pundarikakshateertha	4238	4245	1137	1144
98	Anantashri Parashankarteertha	4245	4261	1144	1160
99	Anantashri Vedgarbhateertha	4261	4279	1160	1178
100	Anantashri Vedantabhaskarteertha	4279	4299	1178	1198
101	Anantashri Vigyanatma	4299	4319	1198	1218
102	Anantashri Shivanandateertha	4319	4340	1218	1239
103	Anantashri Maheshwarteertha	4340	4360	1239	1259
104	Anantashri Ramkrishnateertha	4360	4379	1259	1278
105	Anantashri Vrishabhadhwajateertha	4379	4393	1278	1292
106	Anantashri Shuddabodhateertha	4393	4406	1292	1305
107	Anantashri Someshwarteertha	4406	4426	1305	1325
108	Anantashri Vopdevateertha	4426	4447	1325	1346
109	Anantashri Shambhuteertha	4447	4467	1346	1366
110	Anantashri Bhriguteertha	4467	4480	1366	1379
111	Anantashri Keshavanandateertha	4480	4492	1379	1391
112	Anantashri Vidyananda	4492	4506	1391	1405
113	Anantashri Vedanandateertha	4506	4522	1405	1421
114	Anantashri Yoganandateertha	4522	4537	1421	1436
115	Anantashri Sutapanandateertha	4537	4561	1436	1460
116	Anantashri Shridharateertha	4561	4572	1460	1471
117	Anantashri Janardanateertha	4572	4593	1471	1492
118	Anantashri Kaamnashanandteertha	4593	4605	1492	1504
119	Anantashri Hariharanand	4605	4621	1504	1520
120	Anantashri Gopalteertha	4621	4636	1520	1535
121	Anantashri Krishnanandateertha	4636	4652	1535	1551
122	Anantashri Madhavanand	4652	4673	1551	1572
123	Anantashri Madhusudanteertha	4673	4686	1572	1585
124	Anantashri Govindateertha	4686	4702	1585	1601
125	Anantashri Raghuttamateertha	4702	4722	1601	1621
126	Vamdevteertha	4722	4737	1621	1636
127	Shikeshteertha	4737	4750	1636	1649
128	Damodarateertha	4750	4775	1649	1674
129	Gopalanandateertha	4775	4787	1674	1686
130	Govindateertha	4787	4801	1686	1700
131	Raghuttamateertha	4801	4820	1700	1719
132	Ramchandrateertha	4820	4841	1719	1740
133	Govindateertha	4841	4856	1740	1755
134	Raghunathateertha	4856	4871	1755	1770
135	Ramakrishnateertha	4871	4892	1770	1791
136	Madhusudanteertha	4892	4905	1791	1804
137	Damodarteertha	4905	4928	1804	1827
138	Raghuttamateertha	4928	4950	1827	1849
139	Anantashri Shiv	4950	4971	1849	1870
140	Loknath	4971	4984	1870	1883
141	Damodarteertha	4984	4999	1883	1898
142	Madhusudanteertha	4999	5027	1898	1925
143	Bharatikrishnateertha	5027	5061	1925	1959
144	Niranjanadevteertha	5065	5093	1964	1992
145	Nishchalananda	5093		1992

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