Vishnu Tirtha (Subhaktiman) is a scholar of the Dvaita school of

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philosophy and the founder of the monasteries at

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and Subramanya. He left his home after his parents died to join the order of Brahma Sampradaya. He was initiated into the order by his older brother

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(1238–1317 CE), the founder of the Dvaita school. Subhaktiman was renamed Vishnu Tirtha after the initiation. He was succeeded by Aniruddha Tirtha at the Subramanya monastery.List of Kukke Subrahmanya Swamijis
Sri Niketana Trust, Kukke Subramanya Matha. Retrieved 19 February 2013. He also had an elder sister.

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