INTRODUCTION Sometime ago Srikanth, a friend on Twitter, written a thread on short history of Madhva community. In that he mentioned about ‘an element of iconoclasm‘ supposedly committed by Sri Madhvacharya against the murti of Subrahmanya. This writeup explores the accuracy of the accusation levelled against Sri Madhvacharya and explains whether there was indeed…
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR From more than a century, even among the schools of Vedanta, there is a notion held with some conviction that the philosophy of Sri Madhvacharya carries influence of Christianity. Well informed people such as professors, historians and researchers albeit quietly carry this feeling. This misconception has been rebutted by Madhva…
प्रणवत्कामधॅनुं च भजस्सुरतरूपमम्|श्रीभावबँधकृत्पादचिंतामणि मुपास्महे|| The contributions of Sri Raghuttama Tirtha to Dvaita school of Vedanta are unique and effective. This article is about his philosophical works that have made a deep impression on the scholars of subsequent periods. TYPES OF DVAITA SCHOLARS The noted historian of Dvaita School of Vedanta Dr. B.N.K. Sharma classified the…
BHARATA TATPARYA NIRNAYA – ACHARYA MADHVA’S UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION On the sacred occasion of Madhva Navami, here is a brief introduction to an invaluable contribution of Acharya Madhva made to firm up the very foundation of Sanatana Dharma in the age of Kali. And that contribution’s name is “Sriman Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya.” BACKGROUND: As was done by…
Sumadhwa Vijaya – Historical Exploration Part 2 ——— READ PART – 1 HERE ——— To summarise, the period of the last two decades of Madhva (1298 – 1318 AD) followed by the periods of Padmanabha Tirtha (1318 – 1324 AD) and Narahari Tirtha (1324 – 1333 AD) saw some of the worst destruction of organized…
HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS Regarding the Periods of the first five great Madhva saintsSri Padmanabha, Narahari, Madhava, Akshobhya and Jaya Tirthas INTRODUCTION: The last two decades of Acharya Madhva 1238-1318 AD, followed by the five ascetics in his Peetha (till 1388 AD) were known for some of the epoch making developments in History, specially on the Deccan…
