Please answer the following question: What type of details about adi shankara can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: adi shankara -lrb- pronounced ; early 8th century ce -rrb- was a philosopher and theologian from india who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedanta . he is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in hinduism . his works in sanskrit discuss the unity of the atman and nirguna brahman '' brahman without attributes '' . he wrote copious commentaries on the vedic canon -lrb- '' brahma sutras '' , principal upanishads and '' bhagavad gita '' -rrb- in support of his thesis . his works elaborate on ideas found in the upanishads . shankara 's publications critiqued of rituals-oriented mimamsa school of hinduism . he also explained the key difference between hinduism and buddhism , stating that hinduism asserts '' atman -lrb- soul , self -rrb- exists '' , while buddhism asserts that there is '' no soul , no self '' . steven collins -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , religion and practical reason -lrb- editors : frank reynolds , david tracy -rrb- , state univ of new york press , isbn 978-0791422175 , page 64 ; quote : '' central to buddhist soteriology is the doctrine of not-self -lrb- pali : anatta , sanskrit : anatman , the opposed doctrine of atman is central to brahmanical thought -rrb- . put very briefly , this is the doctrine that human beings have no soul , no self , no unchanging essence . '' ; edward roer -lrb- translator -rrb- , , pages 2 -- 4katie javanaud -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , -lsb- https://philosophynow.org/issues/97/is_the_buddhist_no-self_doctrine_compatible_with_pursuing_nirvana is the buddhist ' no-self ' doctrine compatible with pursuing nirvana ? , philosophy now ; john c. plott et al -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , global history of philosophy : the axial age , volume 1 , motilal banarsidass , isbn 978-8120801585 , page 63 , quote : '' the buddhist schools reject any Atman concept . as we have already observed , this is the basic and ineradicable distinction between hinduism and buddhism '' . shankara travelled across the indian subcontinent to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates...
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