Pejavara Matha is one of the
Ashta Mathas of Udupi, which was started by Sri Adhokshaja Tirtha, who was a direct disciple of Sri
Madhvacharya, the founder of the
Dvaita
Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:TattvavÄda), 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 su ...
school of
Hindu philosophy. Till date, 32 Swamijis have headed this matha. The current Swamiji is Sri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Swamiji.He ascended the Vedanta Peetha after the death of his predecessor and Guru
H. H. Sri Sri Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji on 29 December 2019.
The Lineage - Pejavara Guru Parampara
#
Madhvacharya(1238- )(1199- )
# Adhokshaja Teertha(1278-1296)(
Dhanushkodi
Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is south-east of Pamban and is about west of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The town was destroyed during the 1964 Rameswaram cyclo ...
)
# Kamalaksha Teertha(1296-1313)(Banks of River
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
)
# Pushkaraksha Teertha(1313-1335)(Banks of River
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
)
# Amarendra Teertha(1335-1359)(Moola
Kaveri)
# Mahendra Teertha(1359-1381)(
Godavari)
# Vijayadhvaja Teertha(1381-1410)(Kanva Tirtha)
# Uttama Teertha(1410-1412)(???)
# Chintamani Teertha(1412-1424)(Kanva Tirtha)
# Damodara Teertha(1424-1457)(
Udupi)
# Vasudeva Teertha(1457-1475)(Banks of River
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
)
# Vadindra Teertha(1475-1482)(Moola
Kaveri)
# Vedagarbha Teertha(1482-1495)(
Vrindavan)
# Anuprajna Teertha(1495-1520)(
Puri)
# Vishvaprajna Teertha(1520-1537)(
Nashik)
# Vijaya Teertha(1537-1542)(
Vrindavan)
# Vishveshwara Teertha(1542-1552)(Proshti)
# Vishvabhushana Teertha(1552-1603)(
Ramanathapura, Hassan
Ramanathapura is a village in Hassan district of Karnataka state, India.
Location
Ramanathapura is located between Konanur and Saligrama towns.
Administration
Ramanathapura is part of the Arkalgud taluk which is again part of Hassan district ...
)
# Vishvavandya Teertha(1603-1652)(
Koodli
Koodli, also spelled Kudli or Kudali, is a small historic village in Shimoga District, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is at the ''sangam'' (confluence) of two rivers, the Tunga River and Bhadra River at nearly . They meet here to give ri ...
)
# Vidyaraja Teertha(1652-1678)(
Srirangam)
# Vishvamurthy Teertha(1678-1708)(
Pejavara)
# Vishvapati Teertha(1708-1736)(Banks of River
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
)
# Vishvanidhi Teertha(1736-1748)(
Udupi)
# Vishvadhisha Teertha(1748-1778)(
Udupi)
# Vishvadhiraja Teertha(1778-1814)(
Udupi)
# Vishvabodha Teertha(1814-1839)(
Pejavara)
# Vishvavallabha Teertha(1839-1864)(
Mulbagal)
# Vishvapriya Teertha(1864-1873)(
Udupi/
Pejavara)
# Vishvavarya Teertha(1873-1875)(
Peranankila)
# Vishvaraja Teertha(1875-1880)(
Peranankila)
# Vishvamanohara Teertha(1880-1886)(
Peranankila)
# Vishvajna Teertha(1886-1919)(
Udupi)
# Vishvamanya Teertha(1919-1952)(Kanva Tirtha)
#
Vishvesha Teertha(1952-2019)(Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha,
Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
)
# Vishwaprasanna Teertha
(since 2019)
See also
*
Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
*
Dvaita Vedanta
*
Dvaita literature
Over the years, there have been many philosophers, writers and other literary figures who have contributed to the Dvaita school of thought, founded by Sri Madhvacharya.
Madhvacharya
For a complete list, see Works of Madhvacharya
* Anu Bhashya ...
External links
Pejavara Matha Official site*http://vishveshavani.com (wrong/expired link)
References
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Dvaita Vedanta
Ashta Mathas of Udupi