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Hindu philosopher and theologian, guru

SriRaghuvarya Tirtha
Brindavana (tomb) of Sri Raghuvarya Tirtha at Nava Brindavana, Anegondi
Personal life
BornRamachandra Shastri
1462 CE
Mannur, Bijapur district, Karnataka, India
Died1557 CE
Hampi
Resting placeNava Brindavana
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
OrderVedanta (Uttaradi Math)
PhilosophyDvaita,
Vaishnavism
Religious career
GuruRaghunatha Tirtha
SuccessorRaghuttama Tirtha
Disciples
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Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
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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. According to tradition Sri Raghuvarya Tirtha taught the famous Nyayasudha of Jayatirtha seven times to his disciples.

Career

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.

References

  1. Das 1972, p. 108.
  2. ^ Samuel 1997, p. 118.

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