Sri Vyasaraja Math (also written as Vyasaraja Matha or Vyasaraja Mutt) () (formerly known as Poorvadi Math) is one of the three premier
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) Vedant ...
monasteries (
matha
A ''matha'' (; , ), 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 Jagadguru Śrī
Madhvācārya through
Jayatirtha
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 important seers in the hi ...
and Rajendra Tirtha (a disciple of
Vidyadhiraja Tirtha) and their disciples.
Vyasaraja Math, along with
Uttaradi Math and
Raghavendra Math, are considered to be the three premier apostolic institutions of
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) Vedant ...
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.
Among the mathas outside of
Tulu Nadu
Tulu Nadu, or Tulunad, is a region and Proposed states and union territories of India, proposed state on the southwestern coast of India. The Tulu people, known as 'Tuluva' (pl. 'Tuluver') are speakers of Tulu language, Tulu, a Dravidian langu ...
region, among Madhwa mutts Vyasaraja Matha is the largest matha.
Guru Parampara
# Śrī
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 ...
# Śrī
Padmanabha Tirtha
Padmanabha Tirtha was an Indian Dvaita philosopher, scholar and the disciple of Madhvacharya. Ascending the pontifical seat after Madhvacharya, he served as the primary commentator of his works and in doing so, significantly elucidated Madhva ...
# Śrī
Naraharitirtha
Narahari Tirtha ( 1243 - 1333) was a Dvaita philosopher, scholar, statesman and one of the disciples of Madhvacharya. He is considered to be the progenitor of the Haridasa movement along with Sripadaraja. Though only two of his scholarly ...
# Śrī
Madhava Tirtha
# Śrī
Akshobhya Tirtha
Shree Akshobhya Tirtha ( 1282- 1365) was a Dvaita philosopher, scholar and theologian. Born as Govinda Bhatta, he received sannyasa from Padmanabha Tirtha and later succeeded Madhava Tirtha as the pontiff of the Madhvacharya
Madhva ...
# Śrī
Jayatirtha
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 important seers in the hi ...
# Śrī
Vidyadhiraja Tirtha
# Śrī Rajendra Tīrtha
# Śrī Jayadwaja Tīrtha
# Śrī Purushothama Tīrtha
# Śrī Bramhanya Tīrtha
# Śrī
Śrī Vyasa Tīrtha (or Sri Chandrikacharya)
# Śrī Srinivasa Tīrtha
# Śrī Rama Tīrtha
# Śrī Lakshmikantha Tīrtha
# Śrī Sripathi Tīrtha
# Śrī Ramachandra Tīrtha
# Śrī Lakshmivallabha Tīrtha
# Śrī Lakshminatha Tīrtha
# Śrī Lakshmipathi Tīrtha
# Śrī Lakshminarayana Tīrtha
# Śrī Raghunatha Tīrtha (or Sri Sheshachandrikacharya)
# Śrī Jagannatha Tīrtha (or Sri Bhashyadeepikacharya)
# Śrī Srinatha Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyanatha Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyapathi Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyavallabha Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyakaantha Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyanidhi Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyapurna Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyasrisindhu Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyasridhara Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyasrinivasa Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyasamudra Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyaratnakara Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyavaridhi Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyaprasanna Tirtha
# Śrī Vidyapayonidhi Tīrtha
# Śrī Vidyavachaspathi Tīrtha
# Śri Vidyasreesha Tirtha (present pontiff)
Present Pontiff
Mahamahopadhya Prof. D.Prahladacharya, Former Vice-Chancellor of
Rashtriya Samskrit Vidyapeeta, Tirupati was crowned as the new with the pontifical name of Sri Vidyashreesha Tirtha on 2 July 2017 at Tirumakudalu,
Mysore
Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...
,
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
.
See also
*
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 ...
*
Paryaya
Paryaya is a religious ritual which takes place every alternate year in Sri Krishna Matha (Krishna Temple) of Udupi. The puja and administration of Krishna Matha is distributed among the Swamijis (seer or monk or pontiff) of Ashta Matha's esta ...
References
External links
* http://www.dvaita.org
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Dvaita Vedanta
History of Karnataka
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Hindu monasteries in India
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