GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Ramanujacharya
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Shankaracharya
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Madhvacharya
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Bhaskaracharya
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first mathas were founded by the great teacher Shankara in the 8th century ce.
Detailed explanation-2: -1 Answer. (a) Sankaracharya founded the four Mathas in the four corners of India. Shankara was born at Kaladi in Kerala as a result of austerities and earnest prayers of his childless parents to Lord Shiva.
Detailed explanation-3: -Govardhan in the East, Dwarka in the West, Jyotirmath (Jyotirpeeth) in the North and Sringeri in the South.
Detailed explanation-4: -Notes: Adi Shankaracharya is believed to have established four mathas or the Advaita monasteries all across India to propagate his learnings to devotees. Among these four mathas, the first matha to be erected was the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in Karnataka.