who is who is the founder of advita philosophy
Advaita Vedanta Although Shankara is often considered to be the founder of the Advaita Vedanta school, according to Nakamura, comparison of the known teachings of these early Vedantins and Shankara's thought shows that most of the characteristics of Shankara's thought "were advocated by someone before Śankara".[284] Shankara "was the person who synthesized the Advaita-vāda which had previously existed before him".[284] In this synthesis, he was the rejuvenator and defender of ancient learning.[285] He was an unequalled commentator,[285] due to whose efforts and contributions the Advaita Vedanta assumed a dominant position within Indian philosophy.[285]