page_title: Govinda Bhagavatpada
hierarchical_section_title: Govinda Bhagavatpada
caption_attribution_description: English: Shri Gaudapada Statue Picture
context_page_description: Govinda Bhagavatpada was the Guru of the Advaita philosopher Adi Shankara. Little is known of his life and works, except that he is mentioned in all the traditional accounts as the teacher of Adi Shankara. He was the disciple of Gaudapada. He is mentioned in the first verse of Adi Shankara's Prakaraņa grantha Viveka Chudamani. He is named after Gaudapada in the Guru Parampara of Sringeri Sharada Peetham. He is considered to be an incarnation of Shesha.
context_section_description: Govinda Bhagavatpada (IAST Govinda Bhagavatpāda) was the Guru of the Advaita philosopher Adi Shankara. Little is known of his life and works, except that he is mentioned in all the traditional accounts (Shankara Vijayams) as the teacher of Adi Shankara. He was the disciple of Gaudapada (IAST Gauḍapāda). He is mentioned in the first verse of Adi Shankara's Prakaraņa grantha (treatise) Viveka Chudamani. He is named after Gaudapada in the Guru Parampara (lineage) of Sringeri Sharada Peetham. He is considered to be an incarnation of Shesha.
caption: Gaudapadacharya, the guru of Govinda Bhagavadpada, the grand guru of Adi Shankara and the first historical proponent of Advaita Vedanta, also believed to be the founder of Shri Gaudapadacharya Math
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