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Who had established the four Mathas or Monastic seats in the four corners of India?

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Madhavacharya
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Shankaracharya
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Bhaskaracharya
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Ramanujacharya
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The correct option is B Shankaracharya
Shankaracharya who was born in village Kaladi in Kerala in a Namboodari Brahmin family. He travelled from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and propagated his philosophy of "Adwaitha". He established peethas in all four directions
The Peethas established by Shankaracharya :
Badri- Jyotir Peeth, Dwaraka- Kalika Peetha, Puri- Govardhan Peetha, Sringeri- Shardha Peeth

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