Sringeri Sharada Peetham
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| Acharya: Sri Bharati Tirtha | |
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| Location | Shringeri |
| Founder | Adi Shankara |
| First Acharya | Maṇḍana Miśra |
| Formation | 820 AD |
| Website | http://www.sringeri.net/ |
Sringeri Sharada Peetha is the southern Advaita Vedanta matha or monastery established by Adi Shankara in 8th century AD. The matha is on the banks of the Tunga River in Chikkamagalur district, Karnataka, India, 105 kilometers from Mangaluru and 303 kilometers from the state capital, Bengaluru.
History
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Adi Shankara and Advaita Vedanta
Traditionally, Adi Shankara (8th century) is regarded as the greatest teacher and reformer of the Smartha.[1] According to Alf Hiltebeitel, Shankara established the nondualist interpretation of the Upanishads as the touchstone of a revived smartha tradition.[2] The Sringeri Sharada monastery founded by Shankara in Karnataka is still the centre of the Smartha sect.[citation needed]
Jagadgurus
Sureshwaracharya, who was Maṇḍana Miśra in his purvashrama,[3][4] was installed as the successor of Shankaracharya before the latter resumed his tour to found his three pithas at Puri, Dwaraka and Badrinath.[citation needed]
Vidushekara Bharathi was appointed as Uttaradhikari of the Sringeri Sharadha Peetha by Bharati Thirtha on 23 January 2015.[5] The last five Jagadgurus were:
| Name | Years as Jagadguru | Place of Birth | Purvashrama name[6] |
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| Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrusimha Bharati | 1872–1912 | Mysore | Shivaswami |
| Chandrasekhara Bharati III | 1912–1954 | Sringeri | Narasimha Sastri |
| Abhinava Vidyatirtha | 1954–1989 | Bangalore | Srinivasa Sastri |
| Bharati Tirtha | 1989 – present | Narasaraopet | Tangirala Sitarama Anjaneyulu |
| Vidhushekhara Bharati | 2015 - present | Tirupathi | Kuppa Venkateshwara Prasad Sharma[7] |
See also
References
- ^ Rosen 2006, p. 166.
- ^ Hiltebeitel 2013.
- ^ Roodurmum 2002, p. 29.
- ^ Kuppuswami Sastri 1984.
- ^ http://www.sringeri.net
- ^ Purvashrama name refers to the name of the Jagadguru before taking Sannyasa.
- ^ Deccan Herald, Sringeri seer appoints successor
Sources
- Kuppuswami Sastri, S. (1984), Brahmasiddhi, by Maṇḍanamiśra, with commentary by Śankhapāṇī. 2nd ed., Delhi, India: Sri Satguru Publications
- Roodurmum, Pulasth Soobah (2002), Bhāmatī and Vivaraṇa Schools of Advaita Vedānta: A Critical Approach, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited
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