Raghuvarya Tirtha

Sri
Raghuvarya Tirtha
Brindavana (tomb) of Sri Raghuvarya Tirtha at Nava Brindavana, Anegondi
Personal life
BornRamachandra Shastri
1462 CE
Died1535 CE
Resting placeNava Brindavana
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
OrderVedanta (Uttaradi Math)
PhilosophyDvaita,
Vaishnavism
Religious career
TeacherRaghunatha Tirtha
SuccessorRaghuttama Tirtha
Disciples

Raghuvarya Tirtha (c.1462 - c.1535) was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He served as the pontiff of Shri Uttaradi Math from 1502 to 1535. 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, Krishna Stuti a devotional Stuti on Krishna, and Madhwashtakam, a praise hymn on Madhvacharya.

References

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

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