Kavindra Tirtha Explained
| H. H. Shri 1008 Shri Kavindra Tīrtha Shrīpādaru |
| Birth Name: | Vishnudasacharya |
| Birth Date: | 1333 |
| Death Date: | 1398 |
| Works: | Vaadaratnavali |
| Order: | Vedanta (Raghavendra swamy Mutt) |
| Successor: | Vagisha Tirtha |
| Disciples: | Vagisha Tirtha |
| Philosophy: | Dvaita Vedanta |
Kavīndra Tīrtha (Sanskrit:कवीन्द्रतीर्थ); (1333 - 1398), was a Dvaita philosopher, saint, scholar and the seventh peetadhipathi of Madhvacharya Peetha Raghavendra swamy mutt from 1392-1398.[1]
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. Other scholars assert that Viṣṇudāsācārya lived from 1390-1440 .
Bibliography
- Book: Sharma, Chandradhar . A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy. 1994. Motilal Banarsidass . 978-81-208-0365-7 .
- Edwin Gerow (ed.) (1990). The Jewel-Necklace of Argument: (the Vādaratnāvali of Viṣṇudāsācārya). New Haven, Conn: American Oriental Society, 1990.
- Book: Rao, C. R. . Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya . 1984.
- Book: Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti . History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature: From the Earliest Beginnings to Our Own Time. Motilal Banarsidass. 2000. 9788120815759. Delhi . 53463855.
Notes and References
- Book: Religion in Vijayanagara Empire. registration. Konduri Sarojini Devi. Sterling Publishers. 1990. 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 Raghavendra Mutt presided by Kavindra Tirtha..
- Book: Gerow, Edwin. The jewel-necklace of argument: (the Vādaratnāvali of Viṣṇudāsācārya). 1990. American Oriental Society. New Haven, Conn.. English. 23751656.
