Shiroor Matha is a
Hindu monastery and one of the
Ashta Mathas of Udupi
The Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi ( kn, ಉಡುಪಿಯ ತುಳು ಅಷ್ಟ ಮಠಗಳು) are a group of eight ''mathas'' or Hindu monasteries established by Madhvacharya, the preceptor of the Dvaita school of Hindu thought with his di ...
. It was founded by Sri Vamana Tirtha at
Shiroor
Shiroor is a village in Byndoor Taluk in the state of Karnataka, India
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village on the banks of the
Suvarna River in
Udupi
Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road.
...
,
Karnataka
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He was a direct disciple of Sri
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'' ...
, the founder of the
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 ...
school of
Hindu
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philosophy. The latest
swami
Swami ( ; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to a male or female ascetic who has chosen the path of renunciation (''sanyāsa''), or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas. It is used eith ...
,
Lakshmivara Teertha, died on Thursday 19, July 2018.
The Lineage - Guru Parampara - of Shiroor Matha
# Sri
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'' ...
# Sri Vamana Teertha
# Sri Vasudeva Teertha
# Sri Punyasloka Teertha
# Sri Vedagamya Teertha
# Sri Vedavyasa Teertha
# Sri Vedavedya Teertha
# Sri Mahesha Teertha
# Sri Krishna Teertha
# Sri Raghava Teertha
# Sri Suresha Teertha
# Sri Vedabhushana Teertha
# Sri Srinivasa Teertha
# Sri Vedanidhi Teertha
# Sri Sridhara Teertha
# Sri Yadavottama Teertha
# Sri Lakshminarayana Teertha I
# Sri Vishwabhushana Teertha
# Sri Trailokyapavana Teertha
# Sri Lakshmikantha Teertha
# Sri Lakshminarayana Teertha II
# Sri Lakshmipathi Teertha
# Sri Lakshmidhara Teertha
# Sri Lakshmiramana Teertha
# Sri Lakshmimanohara Teertha
# Sri Lakshmipriya Teertha
# Sri Lakshmivallabha Teertha
# Sri Lakshmisamudra Teertha
# Sri Lakshmeendra Teertha(1926-1963)
# Sri Lakshmimanojna Teertha(1963-1971)(He renounced the peetha in 1971)
# Sri Lakshmivara Teertha(1971-2018)
# Sri Vedavardhana Teertha(2021)
See also
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Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
Udupi Shri Krishna Temple is a well-known historic Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna and Dvaita Matha located in the city of Udupi in Karnataka, India. The Matha area resembles a living Ashram, Aashram, a holy place for daily devotion and ...
*
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) Vedanta sub ...
*
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
Shiroor Math Official site
References
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Dvaita Vedanta
Ashta Mathas of Udupi