Which is the correct chronological order of ‘Acharyas’?

(A) Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhav-Chaitanya
(B) Chaitanya-Ramanuja-Madhav-Shankara
(C) Ramanuja-Shankara-Chaitanya-Madhav
(D) Madhav-Chaitanya-Ramanuja-Shankara

Correct Answer : Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhav-Chaitanya
Question Asked : SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam 1997
Explanation: Shankara (9th century)– Ramanuja (AD 1017-1137) Madhavacharya (AD 1238-1317)– Chaitanya (AD 1486-1533) Adi Shankara was a 9th-century reformer of Hinduism who is honored as Jagadguru, a title that was used earlier only to Lord Krishna. Ramanuja (traditionally 1017-1137) was a theologian, philosopher. and scriptural exegete. He is seen by Hindus in general as the leading expounder of Vishishtadvaita, one of the classical interpretations of the dominant Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. Madhavacharya (1238-1317), also known as Puma Prajna and Ananda Tirtha, was the chief proponent of Tattvavada “Philosophy of Reality”, popularly known as the Dvaita (dualism) school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (AD 1486-1533) was a Vaishnava saint and social reformer in eastern India in the 16th century, worshipped by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism as the full incarnation of Lord Krishna.
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