Shankaracharya nourished sanatana dharma, culture: Sanadi
Dharwad: Rich tributes were paid to
Adi Jagadguru Shankaracharya
on his birth anniversary, at a programme organised by the district administration and the department of Kannada and Culture at
Dharwad
on Saturday.
Inaugurating the programme, chairman of Hubballi-Dharwad Urban Development Authority, Shakir Sanadi hailed Adi Jagadguru Shankaracharya for his role in preserving and nurturing
sanatana dharma
in India. He said Shankaracharya's birth anniversary is rightly being celebrated as
Philosophers' Day
, as it is a tribute not only to Shankaracharya, but to all those spiritual leaders and philosophers who strived to ensure sanatana dharma and its culture survived despite Mughal invasions.
"Adi Jagaguru Shankaracharya propagated the philosophy of
Advaita Vedanta
and interpreted the Upanishads. He established four Sharada Peethas in North, East, South, and West India. It is very important that life stories of such great souls are taught to in schools," Sanadi added.
Datta Avadhoota of Sri Brahma Chetanya Ashram, Hebballi, graced the occasion and said that Shankaracharya was born in the 8th century and is one of the most significant Vedantic philosophers. He taught the Advaita Vedanta philosophy and expounded the principle of 'Ekamevaadvitiyam' (the one without a second). His teachings emphasised the importance of knowledge, devotion, and meditation, he noted.
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Kannada and culture department's assistant director Kumar Bekkari and writer Bharati Hegde also spoke.
Former mayors HV Dambal and Poorna Patil, president of Dharwad taluk Brahmana Sabha Brahmin RD Kulkarni and Deepak Alur were present.
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