Adavi Jayatirthacharya / Jaya-tirtha alias Vishnu Tirtha (1756–1806) was a

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seer, scholar, writer, philosopher and exponent of

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes Anglicisation, 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'' ...

's works and

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school of thought.

Personal life

According to reports, Jayatirthacharya was born in Siddhapur near

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and taken

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from his

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, Satyavara Tirtha. Jayatirthacharya was taken so that he could travel on a pilgrimage to

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and have entered Vrindavana at Madanur, six miles from

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, where his

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is also situated.

Notable scholarly works

Jayatirthacharya wrote more than nineteen books and among his works, few noted scholarly works are : *''Bhagavata-Saroddhara'' – an anthology of 367 select verses from

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*''Ajnapatra'' *''Atmasukhabodhini'' *''Shodashi'' – a theological book *''Caturdashi'' – a theological book *''Adhyatma-rasaranjani'' – a book on

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