Kavindra Tirtha

Kavīndra Tīrtha (Sanskrit:कवीन्द्रतीर्थ); (c. 1333 - c.1398), was a Dvaita philosopher, saint, scholar and the seventh peetadhipathi of Madhvacharya Peetha — Shri Uttaradi Matha from 1392-1398.[1]

H. H. Shri 1008 Shri Kavindra Tīrtha Shrīpādaru
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Born
Vishnudasacharya

1333
Died1398
Hampi
Resting placeNava Brindavana
ReligionHinduism
Notable work(s)Vaadaratnavali
OrderVedanta (Shri Uttaradi Matha)
PhilosophyDvaita Vedanta
Religious career
GuruVidyadhiraja Tirtha
SuccessorVagisha Tirtha
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  • Vagisha Tirtha
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Life

Kavindra is traditionally thought to be the brother of Rajendra in his previous stage of life, and identical with Viṣṇudāsācārya, the author of the Vādaratnāvalī.[2] The latter is said to be revered by the former.[3][4] Other scholars assert that Viṣṇudāsācārya lived from 1390-1440 .[5]

References
  1. Konduri Sarojini Devi (1990). Religion in Vijayanagara Empire. Sterling Publishers. p. 133. This selection of Kavindra as the successor of Vidyadhiraja, leaving Rajendra Tirtha resulted in the bifurcation of the Madhva Mathas, namely Vyasaraya Matha at Sosale headed by Rajendra Tirtha and Uttaradi Matha presided by Kavindra Tirtha.
  2. Gerow, Edwin (1990). The jewel-necklace of argument: (the Vādaratnāvali of Viṣṇudāsācārya). New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society. OCLC 23751656.
  3. Rao 1984, p. 45.
  4. Sharma 2000, p. 491.
  5. Sharma 2000, p. 269.

Bibliography
  • Sharma, Chandradhar (1994). A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0365-7.
  • Bryant, Edwin Francis (2007), Krishna: A Sourcebook, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-803400-1
  • Klostermaier, Klaus K. (2007), A Survey of Hinduism (3 ed.), State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-7081-7
  • Edwin Gerow (ed.) (1990). The Jewel-Necklace of Argument: (the Vādaratnāvali of Viṣṇudāsācārya). New Haven, Conn: American Oriental Society, 1990.
  • Rao, C. R. (1984). Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya.
  • Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature: From the Earliest Beginnings to Our Own Time. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120815759. OCLC 53463855.
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