The Philosopher's Name in English?

[N. Ganesan]

>What is the best ENGLISH LANGUAGE rendering of the great
>philosopher's name? (I.e., in terms of pronunciation in English)
>Sancara
>Sankara
>Zankara
>Shankara
>Shancara
>Shamkara (my favorite)

In the native language (Tamil) of the area where Sankar was raised,
inscriptions render the Sanskrit name as "caGkaran2" (using
the Cologne tamil transliteration).

Regards,
N. Ganesan

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