Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?
A
Adi Shankaracharya
B
Surdas
C
Ramanuj
D
Kapil
Correct Answer: Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankara was the founder of the Dashanami monastic order and the Shanmata tradition of worship. His works in Sanskrit, all of which are extant today, concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of Advaita (Sanskrit, "Non-dualism").