Raghuvarya Tirtha

Raghuvarya Tirtha (c.1462 - c.1557) was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He served as the pontiff of Shri Uttaradi Math from 1502-1557. He was the thirteenth in succession from Madhvacharya.[1] According to tradition Sri Raghuvarya Tirtha taught the famous Nyayasudha of Jayatirtha seven times to his disciples.[2]

Sri
Raghuvarya Tirtha
Personal
Born
Ramachandra Shastri

1462 CE
Died1557 CE
Resting placeNava Brindavana
ReligionHinduism
OrderVedanta (Uttaradi Math)
PhilosophyDvaita,
Vaishnavism
Religious career
GuruRaghunatha Tirtha
SuccessorRaghuttama Tirtha
Disciples

Career

Meet with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

According to Baladeva, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu accepted Sri Madhvacharya's theological position as true and in line with Vedanta. According to ninth chapter of Chaitanya Charitamrita - Madya-lila, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu met Raghuvarya Tirtha in Udupi to discuss means and end of spiritual life and also about nine types of spiritual practices.[3]

Works

Raghuvarya Tirtha composed many works but some of his extant works are Laghupariksa (or Raghupariksa) on nyaya, a commentary on Narayanapanditacarya's Prameyaratnamalika, Kṛṣṇastuti a devotional lyric in Kannada.[2]

References

  1. Das 1972, p. 108.
  2. Samuel 1997, p. 118.
  3. Puri 2017, p. 302.

Bibliography

  • Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint). ISBN 978-8120815759.
  • Samuel, G. John (1997). Contribution of Karaṇāṭaka to Sanskrit. Institute of Asian Studies.
  • Das, Sambidānanda (1972). Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Sree Gaudiya Math.
  • Puri, Swami B. P. (2017), Guru: The Universal Teacher, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 978-1683832454
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