Adi Shankaracharya established four Mathas (monasteries) to sustain the Vedic tradition. Consider the following pairs:
Matha Location
1. Jyotirmath Badrinath
2. Govardhana Matha Puri
3. Sharada Peetham Dwarka
4. Sringeri Sharada Peetham Chikkamagaluru
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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The correct answer is [D] 1, 2, 3 & 4.

Jyotirmath (Statement 1 – Correct): Located at Badrinath in Uttarakhand, it represents the Northern monastery. It is associated with the Atharva Veda.
Govardhana Matha (Statement 2 – Correct): Located in Puri, Odisha, this is the Eastern monastery. It is associated with the Rig Veda and the deity Jagannath.
Sharada Peetham (Statement 3 – Correct): Located in Dwarka, Gujarat, this serves as the Western monastery. It is also known as the Kalika Matha and is associated with the Sama Veda.
Sringeri Sharada Peetham (Statement 4 – Correct): Located in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, it is the Southern monastery established on the banks of the Tunga River. It is associated with the Yajur Veda.

These four institutions (Amnaya Mathas) were strategically established in the four corners of India by Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century to unify and propagate Advaita Vedanta philosophy.

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1, 2, 3 & 4 The correct answer is [D] 1, 2, 3 & 4.

Jyotirmath (Statement 1 – Correct): Located at Badrinath in Uttarakhand, it represents the Northern monastery. It is associated with the Atharva Veda.
Govardhana Matha (Statement 2 – Correct): Located in Puri, Odisha, this is the Eastern monastery. It is associated with the Rig Veda and the deity Jagannath.
Sharada Peetham (Statement 3 – Correct): Located in Dwarka, Gujarat, this serves as the Western monastery. It is also known as the Kalika Matha and is associated with the Sama Veda.
Sringeri Sharada Peetham (Statement 4 – Correct): Located in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, it is the Southern monastery established on the banks of the Tunga River. It is associated with the Yajur Veda.

These four institutions (Amnaya Mathas) were strategically established in the four corners of India by Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century to unify and propagate Advaita Vedanta philosophy.

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Matha	Location
1. Jyotirmath	Badrinath
2. Govardhana Matha	Puri
3. Sharada Peetham	Dwarka
4. Sringeri Sharada Peetham	Chikkamagaluru