Satyavara Tirtha (c. 1716 - c. 1797) was an Indian

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

, scholar and the pontiff of Uttaradi Math, a

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(mutt) dedicated to

Dvaita 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) Vedanta su ...

philosophy. He was the successor of

Satyasandha Tirtha Satyasandha Tirtha () (1733 - 1794), was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, Mysticism, mystic and saint. He was the 26th pontiff of Uttaradi Math and served the pontificate from 1783-1794. Works Most of the information about his life is derived ...

and the 27th pontiff of Uttaradi Math since Madhvacharya, the chief proponent and the one who rejuvenated this

Dvaita philosophy 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) Vedanta su ...

and served the pontificate from 1794—1797.Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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Works

The number of extant works ascribed to Satyavara Tirtha are only two in number. One is the commentary on Nyaya Sudha of Jayatirtha and the second work is a commentary on

Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya is a commentary on the Hindu epic Ramayana, birth of Veda Vyasa and Mahabharata by Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy. Contents The ''Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya'' has 32 chapters. In ...

of Sri Madhvacharya.

References

Bibliography

* * {{cite book, title = A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition, first = B. N. Krishnamurti, last = Sharma, publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint) , isbn = 978-8120815759, year= 2000 Indian Hindu saints Madhva religious leaders Uttaradi Math Dvaitin philosophers 18th-century Indian philosophers Scholars from Karnataka