Advaita Vedanta under Adi Śaṅkara and medieval commentators (c. 8th–12th century)

1. Gaudapāda composes the Māṇḍūkya Kārikā

   Jan 1, 700Labels: Gaudap da, M kya

   • Britannica
   • Wiki Gaudapada

2. Śaṅkara’s lifetime and core scholarly dating

   Jan 1, 720Labels: di a

   • Wiki a kara

3. Śaṅkara writes the Brahma-Sūtra Bhāṣya

   Jan 1, 730Labels: Brahma S, Brahmas trabh

   • Wiki S tras
   • Wiki a kara

4. Śaṅkara comments on the Māṇḍūkya tradition

   Jan 1, 735Labels: M kya, a kara

   • Britannica

5. Sureśvara develops Śaṅkara’s Advaita in vārttikas

   Jan 1, 750Labels: Sure vara, v rttikas

   • Wiki V rttika

6. Sureśvara writes the Naiṣkarmya-siddhi

   Jan 1, 775Labels: Nai karmya-siddhi, Sure vara

   • Wiki Nai karmya

7. Padmapāda begins the Pañcapādikā subcommentary

   Jan 1, 810Labels: Padmap da, Pa cap

   • Wiki Padmap da

8. Vācaspati Miśra writes the Bhāmatī commentary

   Jan 1, 900Labels: V caspati, Bh mat

   • Wiki V caspati
   • Tsadra

9. Sarvajñātman systematizes doctrine in Saṃkṣepaśārīraka

   Jan 1, 950Labels: Sarvaj tman, Sa k

   • AVHP Later

10. Advaita splits into Bhāmatī and Vivaraṇa lines

    Jan 1, 1050Labels: Bh mat, Vivara a

    • Wiki Vivara a
    • AVHP Later

11. Advaita debate culture grows through later subcommentaries

    Jan 1, 1100Labels: subcommentaries, Amalananda

    • Centre Brahma
    • Wiki V caspati

12. Closing outcome: Śaṅkara-based Advaita becomes a durable scholastic tradition

    Jan 1, 1200Labels: a kara-based

    • Wiki a kara
    • Wiki S tras