Akshobhya_Tirtha

Akshobhya Tirtha

Akshobhya Tirtha

Hindu guru

Shree Akshobhya Tirtha (c. 1282- c. 1365) was a Dvaita philosopher, scholar and theologian.[1] Born as Govinda Bhatta, he received sannyasa from Padmanabha Tirtha and later succeeded Madhava Tirtha as the pontiff of the Madhvacharya peetha from (1350 - 1365). [1][2] A non-extant work titled Madhva Tantra Samgraha is attributed to him. [1] Sharma contends that Akshobhya retired to Pandharapur in his twilight years where he encountered a youth called Dhondu Pant on the banks of Bhima river, who would later go on to be his disciple and successor, Jayatirtha. [3] His mortal remains rest at Malkhed.

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Sri Akshobhya Tirtha installed the idol of Sri Narasimha in Mulbagal . There are 2 Mutts started by his followers - one at Kudli and the other at Balagaru.

References

  1. [1]
    Sharma 2000, p. 300.
  2. [2]
    Jackson 2007, p. 145.
  3. [3]
    Sharma 2000, p. 301.

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.
  • Rao, S. Hanumantha (1949). Journal Of Indian History. Vol. 27. The University Of Travancore.
  • Jackson, William (2007). Vijaynagar Visions: Religious Experience and Cultural Creativity in a South Indian Empire. University of Michigan. ISBN 9780195683202.
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