Multiple choice

Who among the following founded 'Matthas' in the four corners of the country?

  1. Madhavacharya

  2. Sankaracharya

  3. Bhaskaracharya

  4. Ramanujacharya
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Explanation

Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE) established four mathas in the four corners of India - Dwarka (west), Puri (east), Sringeri (south), and Joshimatha (north) - to unify and revitalize Hinduism. Madhavacharya and Ramanujacharya were other influential Hindu philosophers but did not establish this network. Bhaskaracharya was a mathematician.

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