Matha (other)
A matha is a monastic and similar religious establishment in Hinduism and Jainism. Matha may also refer to: * Matha (given name), a list of people * Armand Matha (1861–1930), French anarchist * Canton of Matha, France ** Matha, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the canton * Matha Strait Matha Strait is a strait lying between Adelaide Island and the south end of the Biscoe Islands. The strait takes its name from "Matha Bay", the name originally applied by Jean-Baptiste Charcot, leader of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–1 ..., Antarctica * ''Matha'' (film), a 2012 Sri Lankan film See also * Metha, a list of people with the surname {{disambiguation, geo, given name ...
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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.Matha
Encyclopædia Britannica Online 2009 An alternative term for such a monastery is ''adheenam''. The earliest epigraphical evidence for ''mathas'' related to Hindu-temples comes from the 7th to 10th century CE. The most famous ''mathas'' or ''peethams'', which came to be affiliated with the Advaita tradition in the 14th century, are Govardhanmaṭha Pīṭhaṃ at