This document provides a summary of the book "Sri Sankara" by ShankaraNarayanan. It discusses Sankara's life and philosophy in 7 chapters. The key points are: 1. Sankara was born in Kerala, India in the 5th century AD to a Brahmin family. He had several spiritual experiences from a young age and became a sannyasi at a young age. 2. As a philosopher, he traveled throughout India debating scholars of other schools and establishing the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. He wrote commentaries on the principal Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras. 3. S