Multiple choice general knowledge culture

After defeating the opponent speaker in the debate he was made a senior head of a mutt under what name

  1. padma pada

  2. devadatta

  3. Sureshwaraccharya

  4. govindapada
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Explanation

After defeating Mandana Mishra in the famous debate at Varanasi, Shankara's disciple was honored with the title Sureshwaracharya, meaning 'teacher of the gods' or 'lord of the gods'. This name was given to acknowledge his victory in philosophical debate. Padmapada was another disciple who walked on water, Govindapada was Shankara's guru, and Devadatta is not associated with this context.

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