Question

Shankaracharya's philosophy is known as _
A) Dvaita
B) Vishishtadvaita
C) Advaita Vedanta
D) Ekatva

Answer 1

Hint: Shankaracharya who contemplated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta was an Indian philosopher in the early 8th century. This doctrine is a Hindu philosophy whose study focuses on vidya or knowledge, brahman, avidya or ignorance, atman, maya, moksha and karma. It evolves the idea that the ultimate soul or Atman is the same as Brahman. The oldest Upanishads have traces of this philosophy.

Complete answer:
Shankaracharya's works in Sanskrit discuss the unity of the Ātman and Nirguna Brahman "brahman without attributes". He wrote ample commentaries in support of his thesis, over the Vedic canon which includes topics on Brahma Sutras, Principal Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita.

Works:
Adi Shankara's works are the pillars of Advaita Vedanta school of Hinduism. Amazingly more than 300 texts are allocated to his name. Some of it includes commentaries (Bhāṣya), original philosophical expositions (Prakaraṇa grantha) and poetry (Stotra). Shankara is best known for his valuable work on systematic reviews and commentaries (Bhasyas) on ancient Indian texts. Shankara's masterpiece of commentary is the Brahmasutrabhasya.
Knowledge of Brahman: According to Shankara, Brahman is an unchanging entity which alone is real, while changing entities do not have absolute existence.
Adi Shankaracharya was the great Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.


Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
 Advaita Vedanta was a school of Hindu philosophy, and was a classic system of spiritual realization in Indian tradition. Advaita Vedanta is based on reason, scriptures and experiential knowledge, along spiritual practices.