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Title of heads of Hinduism in the Advaita tradition

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Shankaracharya: Title of heads of Hinduism in the Advaita tradition
Shankaracharya is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The title derives from Adi Shankara; teachers from the successive line of teachers retrospectively dated back to him are known as Shankaracharyas.

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