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Shankaracharya, (IAST
IAST

The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is a popular transliteration scheme that allows a lossless romanization of Brahmic family....
: Sankaracharya) is a commonly used title of heads of matha
Matha

A matha is a term for Monastery and similar religious establishments of the Hindu , Buddhist and Jain traditions. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram....
s (monasteries) in the Advaita tradition. The title derives from Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara ; , also known as ' and ', was an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, the most influential sub-school of Vedanta....
, a theologian of Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
, who established four matha
Matha

A matha is a term for Monastery and similar religious establishments of the Hindu , Buddhist and Jain traditions. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram....
s in four regions of India. The four mathas established by Adi Sankara are:






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Shankaracharya, (IAST
IAST

The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is a popular transliteration scheme that allows a lossless romanization of Brahmic family....
: Sankaracharya) is a commonly used title of heads of matha
Matha

A matha is a term for Monastery and similar religious establishments of the Hindu , Buddhist and Jain traditions. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram....
s (monasteries) in the Advaita tradition. The title derives from Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara ; , also known as ' and ', was an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, the most influential sub-school of Vedanta....
, a theologian of Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
, who established four matha
Matha

A matha is a term for Monastery and similar religious establishments of the Hindu , Buddhist and Jain traditions. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram....
s in four regions of India. The four mathas established by Adi Sankara are:
  • the Uttaramnaya matha, or northern matha at Joshimath
  • the Purvamnaya matha or eastern matha, the Govardhana matha
    Govardhana matha

    The Govardhana matha is located in the city of Puri, Orissa in Orissa States and territories of India , and is associated with the Jaganath temple....
    , at Puri
  • the Dakshinamnaya matha, or the Sringeri Sharada Peetham
    Sringeri Sharada Peetham

    Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Maha Samsthanam, Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri is the most important Hindu Advaita Vedanta Mathas, and the foremost among the four Amnaya Peethams, other three being Badari , Puri , Dwaraka ....
    , the southern matha, at Shringeri
    Shringeri

    Sringeri , also written as Shringeri, Srngeri and Srngagiri is a Tahsil located in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka, is the site of the first matha established by Adi Sankara, Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in the 8th century A.D....
  • the Paschimamnaya matha, or the Dwaraka Pitha
    Dwaraka Pitha

    The Dwaraka pitha or Dwaraka matha is situated in the coastal city of Dwaraka, Gujarat ? which itself is a popular destination of pilgrimage for the Hindus, dedicated to Krishna....
    , the western matha, at Dwarka
    Dwarka

    Dwarka , also spelled Dvarka, Dwaraka, and Dvaraka, is a city and a municipality located in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state in India....
     .


The heads of these four institutions are considered the principal Shankaracharyas in India today.