Madhava Tirtha | |
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Born | Vishnu Shastri North Karnataka |
Died | 1350 AD Mannur, near Gulbarga |
Religion | Hinduism |
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Order | Vedanta |
Philosophy | Dvaita Vedanta |
Religious career | |
Guru | Madhvacharya |
Predecessor | Sri Narahari Tirtha |
Successor | Sri Akshobhya Tirtha |
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Madhava Tirtha was a Hindu philosopher, scholar and the third pontiff of Madhvacharya peetha, from 1333 to 1350, succeeding Narahari Tirtha.[1]
Life
[edit]Works
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Sharma 2008, p. 228.
- ^ Sharma 2008, p. 229.
Bibliography
[edit]- Rao, C. R. (1984). Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya – via Google Books.
- Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2008) [1st pub. 2000]. A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature. Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-8120815759.