Consider the following matches regarding propounders of various philosophies:

Adi Shankaracharya - Advaita philosophy

Sri Ramanujacharya - Visishtadvaita philosophy

Madhvacharya - Dvaita philosophy

Which of the above is/are correct?

Question

Adi Shankaracharya was a 8th century Indian philosopher who founded the Advaita Vedanta school of thought, which propounds non-dualism and the idea that the individual self (Atman) is identical to the ultimate reality (Brahman).
Sri Ramanujacharya was a 11th century Indian philosopher who founded the Visishtadvaita Vedanta school of thought, which holds that the individual self (Atman) and the ultimate reality (Brahman) are not identical, but related in a state of being and consciousness.
Madhvacharya was a 13th century Indian philosopher who founded the Dvaita Vedanta school of thought, which teaches dualism and the idea that the individual self (Atman) and the ultimate reality (Brahman) are separate entities.

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Adi Shankaracharya was a 8th century Indian philosopher who founded the Advaita Vedanta school of thought, which propounds non-dualism and the idea that the individual self (Atman) is identical to the ultimate reality (Brahman).
Sri Ramanujacharya was a 11th century Indian philosopher who founded the Visishtadvaita Vedanta school of thought, which holds that the individual self (Atman) and the ultimate reality (Brahman) are not identical, but related in a state of being and consciousness.
Madhvacharya was a 13th century Indian philosopher who founded the Dvaita Vedanta school of thought, which teaches dualism and the idea that the individual self (Atman) and the ultimate reality (Brahman) are separate entities.

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