Shankara Mishra

Mahamahopadhyaya
Sankara Mishra
शंकर मिश्र
Personal life
ParentBhavanatha Mishra (Ayachi Mishra)
Era15th Century CE
RegionMithila region
Main interest(s)Vaisheshika Sutra, Nyaya Shastra
Alma materAncient Mithila University
Known forUpaskara ( Commentary on Vaisheshika Sutra)
Other namesShankara Mishra
OccupationPhilosopher, Teacher
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
SchoolVaisheshika

Sankara Mishra (Sanskrit: शंकर मिश्र), also known as Shankara Mishra, was an Indian Vedic scholar during the 15th century in Mithila. He was a scholar of Vaisheshika school of thought in the Indian philosophy. Vaisheshika philosophy is one of the six schools of the Indian Philosophy.