Vishnu Tirtha Explained

Religion:Hinduism
Birth Place:Pājaka, Udupi, Karnataka, India
Birth Name:Subhaktimana
Guru:Madhvacharya
Philosophy:Tattvavāda

Vishnu Tirtha (Subhaktiman) is a scholar of the Dvaita school of Vedanta philosophy[1] and the founder of the monasteries at Sodhe and Subramanya.[2] [3] He left his home after his parents died to join the order of Brahma Sampradaya. He was initiated into the order by his older brother Madhvacharya (1238–1317 CE), the founder of the Dvaita school.[3] Subhaktiman was renamed Vishnu Tirtha after the initiation.[4] He was succeeded by Aniruddha Tirtha at the Subramanya monastery.[5] He also had an elder sister.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Jackson, William Joseph. Soul images in Hindu traditions: patterns East & West. 2004. B.R. Publishing Corporation. 978-81-7646-323-2. 146.
  2. Book: Rao, Vasudeva. Living Traditions in Contemporary Contexts: The Madhva Matha of Udupi. 2002. Orient Blackswan. 978-81-250-2297-8. 31.
  3. Book: Journal of Indian History. 1949. University of Kerala. 33.
  4. Book: Dās. Sambidānanda. Sree Gaudiya Math. History and literature of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas and their relation to other medieval Vaishnava Schools. 2007. Sree Gaudiya Math. 91.
  5. http://www.subrahmanyamatha.com/listSwamijis.html List of Kukke Subrahmanya Swamijis