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 and Rajendra Tirtha (a disciple of
Vidyadhiraja Tirtha) and their disciples.
Vyasaraja Math, along with
Uttaradi Math 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
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 ...
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
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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
# Śrī
Naraharitirtha
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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 ...
# Śrī
Akshobhya Tirtha
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Jayatirtha
# Śrī
Vidyadhiraja Tirtha
# 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
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Dvaita Vedanta
History of Karnataka
Vaishnavism
Vedanta
Hindu monasteries in India
Madhva mathas