Madhava Tirtha
Madhava Tirtha | |
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Born | Vishnu Shastri North Karnataka |
Died | 1350 A.D at Mannur
Near Gulbarga |
Religion | Hinduism |
Order | Vedanta |
Philosophy | Dvaita Vedanta |
Religious career | |
Guru | Madhvacharya |
Predecessor | Sri Narahari Tirtha |
Successor | Sri Akshobhya Tirtha |
Disciples
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Madhava Tirtha was a Hindu philosopher, scholar and the 3rd pontiff of Madhvacharya peetha. He succeeded Narahari Tirtha as the pontiff of the Madhvacharya peetha from 1333 - 1350.[1]
Life[]
Works[]
According to S. K. and Gurucarya, He wrote a commentary on Parasara Smriti called Parasara Madhwa-vijaya. He also made commentaries on Rigveda, Yajurveda and Samaveda. His disciple Sri Madhuhari Teertha founded a mutt which exists under the name Majjigenahalli Matha near Mulbagal.[2]
References[]
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 228.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 229.
Bibliography[]
- Rao, C. R. (1984). Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya.
- Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint). ISBN 978-8120815759.
Categories:
- Madhva religious leaders
- Dvaita Vedanta
- Scholars from Karnataka
- Uttaradi Math
- Dvaitin philosophers
- History of Karnataka
- 14th-century Indian philosophers