Sri Vyasaraja Math ( kn, ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಜ ಮಠ) (formerly known as Poorvadi Math) is one of the three premier

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 ...

monasteries (

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.

) descended from Jagadguru Śrī Madhvācārya through

Jayatirtha Sri Jayatirtha (), ''also known as'' Teekacharya () (1345 - 1388), was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from (1365 – 1388). He is considered to be one of the most important seers in ...

and Rajendra Tirtha (a disciple of

Vidyadhiraja Tirtha Vidyadhiraja Tirtha was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician and the seventh pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha and served as peetadhipathi from (c. 1388 – c. 1392). Bifurcation of Mathas It was during the time of Vidyadhiraja Tirtha that the fir ...

) and their disciples. Vyasaraja Math, along with

Uttaradi Math Shri Uttaradi Math (IAST:''Śrī Uttarādi Maṭha'') (also known as Uttaradi Peetha), is one of the main monasteries (matha) founded by Madhvacharya with Padmanabha Tirtha as its head to preserve and propagate Dvaita Vedanta (Tattvavada) outs ...

and

Raghavendra Math Shri Raghavendra Math, better known as Rayara Math (popularly known as Shri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, formerly known as Kumbakonam Math, Vibhudendra Math, Dakshinadi Mutt or Vijayendra Math) is one of the Dvaita Vedanta monasteries (matha) descen ...

, are considered to be the three premier apostolic institutions of

and are jointly referred as ''Mathatraya'' . It is the pontiffs and pandits of the ''Mathatraya'' that have been the principle architects of post-Madhva Dvaita Vedanta through the centuries. Among the mathas outside of

Tulu Nadu Tulunad or Tulu Nadu, also called Bermere sristi or Parashurama Srishti, is a region and a Proposed states and union territories of India#Karnataka, proposed state on the southwestern coast of India. The Tulu people, known as 'Tuluva' (plural ...

region, after Uttaradi Matha, Vyasaraja Matha is the largest.

Guru Parampara

# Śrī

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'' ...

# Śrī

Padmanabha Tirtha Padmanabha Tirtha (attained Siddhi 1324) was a Dvaita philosopher, scholar and the disciple of Madhvacharya. Ascending the pontifical seat after Madhva, he served as the primary commentator of his works and in doing so, significantly elucidat ...

# Śrī

Naraharitirtha Narahari Tirtha ( 1243 - 1333) was a Dvaita philosopher, scholar, statesman and one of the disciples of Madhvacharya. He is considered to be the progenitor of the Haridasa movement along with Sripadaraja. Though only two of his scholarly wor ...

# Śrī

Madhava Tirtha Madhava Tirtha was a Hindu philosopher, scholar and the 3rd pontiff of Madhvacharya peetha. He succeeded Narahari Tirtha as the pontiff of the Madhvacharya peetha from 1333 - 1350. Life Works According to S. K. and Gurucarya, He wrote a ...

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Akshobhya Tirtha Akshobhya Tirtha ( 1282- 1365) was a Dvaita philosopher, scholar and theologian. Born as Govinda Bhatta, he received sannyasa from Padmanabha Tirtha and later succeeded Madhava Tirtha as the pontiff of the Madhvacharya peetha from (1350 - 1 ...

# Śrī

# Śrī Rajendra Tīrtha # Śrī Jayadwaja Tīrtha # Śrī Purushothama Tīrtha # Śrī Bramhanya Tīrtha # Śrī Śrī Vyasa Tīrtha (or Sri Chandrikacharya) # Śrī Srinivasa Tīrtha # Śrī Rama Tīrtha # Śrī Lakshmikantha Tīrtha # Śrī Sripathi Tīrtha # Śrī Ramachandra Tīrtha # Śrī Lakshmivallabha Tīrtha # Śrī Lakshminatha Tīrtha # Śrī Lakshmipathi Tīrtha # Śrī Lakshminarayana Tīrtha # Śrī Raghunatha Tīrtha (or Sri Sheshachandrikacharya) # Śrī Jagannatha Tīrtha (or Sri Bhashyadeepikacharya) # Śrī Srinatha Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyanatha Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyapathi Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyavallabha Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyakaantha Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyanidhi Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyapurna Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyasrisindhu Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyasridhara Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyasrinivasa Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyasamudra Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyaratnakara Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyavaridhi Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyaprasanna Tirtha # Śrī Vidyapayonidhi Tīrtha # Śrī Vidyavachaspathi Tīrtha # Śri Vidyamanohara Tirtha (Peeta Thyaga) # Śri Vidyasreesha Tirtha (present pontiff)

Present Pontiff

Mahamahopadhya Prof. D.Prahladacharya, Former Vice-Chancellor of Rashtreeya Samskrit Vidyapeeta, Tirupati was crowned as the new with the pontifical name of Sri VidyaSrisha Tirtharu on 2 July 2017 at Tirumakudalu, Mysore, Karnataka.

References

External links

* http://www.dvaita.org {{coord missing, Karnataka Dvaita Vedanta History of Karnataka Vaishnavism Vedanta Hindu monasteries in India Madhva mathas