______________ was a philosopher and theologian from India during early 8th century who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
1). Adi Shankara
2). Dyaneshwar
3). Eknath
4). Madhvacharya
ANSWER : 1). Adi Shankara
EXPLANATION :
Indian Guru and philosopher Adi Shankara consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
He mainly preached Non-Dualism : the idea that the absolute ("Brahman") alone is real and the individual soul ("Jiva") is not different from it.