Raghuttama Tirtha | |
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 Brindavana of Raghuttama Tirtha at Manampoondi | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Ramachandra 1548 Malkheda (present-day Sedam Taluk, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India) |
| Honors | Bhāvabodhacārya |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Order | Vedanta (Uttaradi Math) |
| Philosophy | Dvaita, Vaishnavism |
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| Guru | Raghuvarya Tirtha |
| Successor | Vedavyasa Tirtha |
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Raghuttama Tirtha (Sanskrit:रघूत्तम तीर्थ); IAST:Śrī Raghūttama Tīrtha) (c. 1548 - c. 1596), was an Indian philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He was also known as Bhavabodhacharya (Bhāvabodhacārya). His oeuvre include commentaries on the works of Madhva and Jayatirtha. He served as the fourteenth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha - Uttaradi Math from 1557 to 1595, which he occupied for thirty-nine years.[2] He is considered to be one of the important seers in the history of Dvaita school of thought.[3] His shrine at Manampoondi attracts thousands of visitors every year.[4]
Born in an pious Brahmin family, but was brought up in mutt under the direction of Raghuvarya Tirtha. He composed 10 works, consisting of commentaries on the works of Madhva, Padmanabha Tirtha and Jayatirtha elaborating upon the Dvaita thought.[2]
- ^ Okita 2014, p. 267.
- ^ a b Sharma 2000, p. 463.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 433.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 464.