Shiroor Matha is a Hindu monastery and one of the

Ashta Mathas of Udupi The Ashta Mathas of Udupi () are a group of eight ''mathas'' or Hindu monasteries established by Madhvacharya, the preceptor of the Dvaita school of Hindu thought with his direct disciples to be the first Swami, head of the matha. The Ashta M ...

. It was founded by Sri Vamana Tirtha at Shiroor village on the banks of the

Swarna River Swarna River (also spelled Suvarna River) is a river located in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. It is a west-flowing river that originates in the Western Ghats and empties into the Arabian Sea. There is one CWC Hydrological Observation S ...

Udupi Udupi () also known as 'Odipu' () is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Udupi district, and one of the fastest-growing cities in Karnataka. Udupi is one of the top tourist attractions in Karnataka an ...

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He was a direct disciple of Sri

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya (; ; 1199–1278 CE or 1238–1317 CE), also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' (dualism) school of Vedanta. Madhva called his philosophy ...

, the founder of the

Dvaita Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST: ''Tattvavāda''), is a sub-school in the Vedanta ''Vedanta'' (; , ), also known as ''Uttara Mīmāṃsā'', is one of the six orthodox (Āstika and nāstika, ''āstika'') trad ...

school of

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

philosophy. The latest

swami Swami (; ; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to an Asceticism#Hinduism, ascetic who has chosen the Sannyasa, path of renunciation (''sanyāsa''), or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas ...

, Lakshmivara Teertha, died on Thursday 19, July 2018. The new Swamiji (Mathadeesha) Shri Vedavardhana Thirtha (Purvashrama nama: Aniruddha Saralatthaya) was anointed on 14 May 2021 after traditional religious rituals as per Madhva tradition by H. H. Shre Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Sode Matha.

The Lineage - Guru Parampara - of Shiroor Matha

# Sri

# Sri Vamana Teertha # Sri Vasudeva Teertha # Sri Punyasloka Teertha # Sri Vedagamya Teertha # Sri Vedavyasa Teertha # Sri Vedavedya Teertha # Sri Mahesha Teertha # Sri Krishna Teertha # Sri Raghava Teertha # Sri Suresha Teertha # Sri Vedabhushana Teertha # Sri Srinivasa Teertha # Sri Vedanidhi Teertha # Sri Sridhara Teertha # Sri Yadavottama Teertha # Sri Lakshminarayana Teertha I # Sri Vishwabhushana Teertha # Sri Trailokyapavana Teertha # Sri Lakshmikantha Teertha # Sri Lakshminarayana Teertha II # Sri Lakshmipathi Teertha # Sri Lakshmidhara Teertha # Sri Lakshmiramana Teertha # Sri Lakshmimanohara Teertha # Sri Lakshmipriya Teertha # Sri Lakshmivallabha Teertha # Sri Lakshmisamudra Teertha # Sri Lakshmeendra Teertha(1926-1963) # Sri Lakshmimanojna Teertha(1963-1971)(He renounced the peetha in 1971) # Sri Lakshmivara Teertha(1971-2018) # Sri Vedavardhana Teertha(2021)

External links

Shiroor Math Official site

References

{{reflist Dvaita Vedanta Ashta Mathas of Udupi Madhva tradition

The Lineage - Guru Parampara - of Shiroor Matha

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