Then Shankaracharya dates back to between 4300-4000 BC!
But the Bhakti Literature mentions Gnana Sambhanda around 7 Century AD when Tirunavukkasar is mentioned as a contemporary of Sambanda.
This is supported by to other evidence in Tamil.
So Shankaracharya' date may be after 7 Century AD.
Now to the view that Shankaracharya did not establish the four Mutts.
Sanyasa, when one relinquishes everything and contemplates on the Self, Reality.
When does one know when he has reached the stage of Vanaprastha?
"“When a householder sees his skin wrinkled and his hair white, and sees the birth of his grandsons, then he may resort to the forest …. either committing his wife to his sons or accompanied by her”
Grahathastu Yada Pasyadi Vali palitam atmanah ,
Apatasyaiva Capatyam tatdarnyam samasrayet .Manu 6.2
What one is expected to do?
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