Shri Raghavendra Math, better known as Rayara Math (popularly known as Shri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, formerly known as Kumbakonam Math, Vibhudendra Math, Dakshinadi Mutt or Vijayendra Math) is one of the

Dvaita Vedanta Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta s ...

monasteries (

matha A ''matha'' (; sa, मठ, ), also written as ''math'', ''muth'', ''mutth'', ''mutt'', or ''mut'', is a Sanskrit word that means 'institute or college', and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism.

) descended from

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the '' Dvaita'' (dualism) sch ...

through Vibudhendra Tirtha (a disciple of ''Ramchandra Tirtha'') and their disciples based in

Mantralayam Mantralayam is a pilgrim village in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River on the border with neighbouring Karnataka state. It is known for the brundavana of Raghavendra Swami Raghavendra Ti ...

. It is one of the three premier monasteries descended in the lineage of

Jayatirtha Sri Jayatirtha (), ''also known as'' Teekacharya () (1345 - 1388), was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from (1365 – 1388). He is considered to be one of the most important seers i ...

the other two being

Uttaradi Math Shri Uttaradi Math ( IAST:''Śrī Uttarādi Maṭha'') (also known as Uttaradi Peetha), is one of the main monasteries (matha) founded by Madhvacharya with Padmanabha Tirtha as its head to preserve and propagate Dvaita Vedanta (Tattvavada) ou ...

and

Vyasaraja Math Sri Vyasaraja Math ( kn, ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಜ ಮಠ) (formerly known as Poorvadi Math) is one of the three premier Dvaita Vedanta monasteries (matha) descended from Jagadguru Śrī Madhvācārya through Jayatirtha and Rajendra Tirtha (a ...

and are jointly referred as ''Mathatraya''. It is the pontiffs and pandits of the ''Mathatraya'' that have been the principle architects of post-Madhva Dvaita Vedanta through the centuries. Raghavendra Matha is located on the bank of Tungabhadra River in

in Adoni taluk of

Kurnool district Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the North western part of the state and is bounded by Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana in the north, Rai ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

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History

Raghavendra Math is descended from Jagadguru Shri

through Vibhudendra Tirtha. The Raghavendra Math was founded by Vibhudendra Tirtha in

Kumbhakonam Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headquarters of the K ...

. So, earlier the matha was known as Kumbhakonam Matha or Dakshinadi Math and later the matha was made popular as Sri Vijayendra Mutt after Vijayendra Tirtha by Sudhindra Tirtha, a disciple and successor to the pontificate of Kumbakonam Matha. After Sudhindra Tirtha his disciple, the most venerated

dvaita Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta s ...

saint Raghavendra Tirtha continued in the pontifical lineage as the pontiff of the matha. The idol of the Moola Rama is worshipped in this Math. Its headquarters are now in

, although they used to be in

Nanjangud Nanjangud, officially known as Nanjanagudu, is a town in the Mysuru district of Indian state of Karnataka. Nanjangud lies on the banks of the river Kapila (also called Kabini), 23 km from the city of Mysore. Nanjangud is famous for the Sr ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

. This mutt is highly respected among

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

all over the world. The matha was later named after Raghavendra Tirtha as ''Raghavendra Matha''. Other common names still include Dakshinaadi Matha.

Guru Parampara

The Guru Parampara (Lineage of Saints) of Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt is given below. #Sri

#Sri Padmanabha Tirtha #Sri Narahari Tirtha #Sri

Madhava Tirtha 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. Life Works According to S. K. and Gurucarya, He wrot ...

#Sri Akshobhya Tirtha #Sri

#Sri Vidyadhiraja Tirtha #Sri Kavindra Thirtha #Sri Vaageesha Thirtha #Sri Ramachandra Tirtha #Sri Vibudhendra Tirtha #Sri Jitamitra Tirtha #Sri Raghunandana Tirtha #Sri Surendra Tirtha #Sri Vijayeendra Tirtha #Sri Sudhindra Tirtha #Sri Raghavendra Tirtha #Sri Yogeendra Tirtha #Sri Sooreendra Tirtha #Sri Sumateendra Tirtha #Sri Upendra Tirtha #Sri Vadeendra Tirtha #Sri Vasudhendra Tirtha #Sri Varadendra Tirtha #Sri Dheerendra Tirtha #Sri Bhuvanendra Tirtha #Sri Subodhendra Tirtha #Sri Sujanendra Tirtha #Sri Sujnanendra Tirtha #Sri Sudharmendra Tirtha #Sri Sugunendra Tirtha #Sri Suprajnendra Tirtha #Sri Sukrutheendra Tirtha #Sri Susheelendra Tirtha #Sri Suvrateendra Tirtha #Sri Suyameendra Tirtha #Sri Sujayeendra Tirtha #Sri Sushameendra Tirtha #Sri Suyateendra Tirtha #Sri Subudhendra Tirtha – (Present Pontiff)

References

Bibliography

External links

Raghavendra Math official website

Website on Dvaita
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