Madhava Tirtha
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{{short description|Indian philosopher}}
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{{Infobox Hindu leader
| religion = Hinduism
| birth_name = Vishnu Shastri
| birth_place = North Karnataka
| death_date = 1350 AD
| death_place = Mannur, near Gulbarga
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| order = Vedanta
| guru = Madhvacharya
| predecessor = Sri Narahari Tirtha
| successor = Sri Akshobhya Tirtha
| philosophy = Dvaita Vedanta
| disciples = Akshobhya Tirtha
Madhuhari Tirtha
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Madhava Tirtha was a Hindu philosopher, scholar and the third pontiff of Madhvacharya peetha, from 1333 to 1350, succeeding Narahari Tirtha.{{Sfn|Sharma|2008|p=228}}
Life
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Works
According to S. K. and Gurucarya, he wrote a commentary on Parasara Smriti called Parasara Madhwa-vijaya. He also made commentaries on Rigveda, Yajurveda and Samaveda. His disciple, Sri Madhuhari Teertha, founded a mutt which exists under the name "Majjigenahalli Matha" near Mulbagal.{{Sfn|Sharma|2008|p=229}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|title=Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WAIVAAAAMAAJ|first=C. R.|last=Rao|year=1984 |via=Google Books}}
- {{cite book|title = A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature |volume=1 |edition=3rd |first = B. N. Krishnamurti| last = Sharma| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn = 978-8120815759| orig-date=1st pub. 2000 |date=2008}}
Category:Madhva religious leaders