WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Shankaracharya was born in Kaladi, to Shivaguru and Aryamba. He is believed to have learnt the four Vedas, when he was as young as eight years old.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Shankaracharya was a philosopher in the 8th century who advocated the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta. He was the disciple of Govinda Bhagavatpada. We get evidence of Shankara studying the Vedas, Upanishads and Brahmasutra with Govindapada.

Detailed explanation-3: -He established four major mathas in different regions of India-Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri. He established them to propagate the philosophy of advaita vedanta and to promulgate the concept of Sanatana dharma.

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.