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Originally Posted by Vinayaka
Not that I'm aware of. In traditional monastic organisations, the genders are separated. So the same organisation could have two separate monasteries, one for each gender, as many Buddhist sects do, and they would work more or less independently of each other.
It's just the wisdom of tradition, not like yoga ashrams.
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There are, however, female mahamandeleswaras within the orders of Shankaracharya and that seems inconsistent with your response regarding separation of the genders.
In any case, it was my sense as well that there have only been male Shankaracharyas. Thanks for the response.