Akshobhya Tirtha

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Shree Akshobhya Tirtha
(ಶ್ರೀ ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯ ತೀರ್ಥರು)

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Govinda Shastri

1282

North Karnataka

Died| 1365

Malkheda

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Philosophy| Dvaita
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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.

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.

One of the greatest epoch making incidents in the life of Sri Akshobhya tirtha is to do with his debate with Sri Vidyaranya, the Advaitin of the Sringeri Shaiva peetha on the topic of Tattvamasi. The arbitrator for this event was none other than the celebrated Sri Vaishnava scholar - Sri Vedanta Desikar. This event is also recorded in biographies regarding Sri Vedanta Desikar as well as Madhwa biographies such as Satyanidhivilasa, Jayatirtha Vijaya of Sri Chalari Sankarshanacharya.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Sharma 2000, p. 300.
2. ^ Jackson 2007, p. 145.
3. ^ Sharma 2000, p. 301.

## Bibliography[edit]

* 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.

https://www.thehindu.com/books/coffee-table-book-on-vedanta-desika-released/article22980264.ece https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.219808/2015.219808.Early-Vijayanagara_djvu.txt

## External links[edit]

* Akshobhya Tirtha on Uttaradi Matha

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