Sankaracharya was successful in expelling Budha and Jain Religions from India– why not Christian and Muslim?
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY TO AVOID CONFUSION. 1) “Sankaracharya was successful in expelling Budha and Jain Religions from India” — He won in many discussions/arguments called “shastratha” with Buddhists and Jains. He proved the correctness of Advaita logically, he did not throw away the people by any violence!! 2) “why not Christian and Muslim?” — If at all, you want to ask, then should ask “why not Christianity and Islam?” Hinduism, Christianity and Islam – are the names of religions. Hindus, Christians and Muslims – are the people. ____ Shankaracharya tried to spread the true meaning of Vedanta logically. He never promoted violence towards other religions by thoughts, speech and deeds. [He even willingly offered himself to the kaapaalika, who wanted to kill him to make a sacrifice.] He didn’t mention Islam and Christianity, as these religions were not present in India or their presence were not well known during his time. Please refer wikipedia and the Indian History. The answer
