Vyasaraja Math (Sosale)
Sri Vyasaraja Math (Sosale) (also written as Vyasaraja Matha (Sosale) or Vyasaraja Mutt (Sosale)) (Kannada: ಸೋಸಲೆ ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಜ ಮಠ) is one of the Dvaita Vedanta monasteries (matha) descended from Jagadguru Śrī Madhvācārya through Jayatirtha and Rajendra Tirtha (a disciple of Vidyadhiraja Tirtha) and further through Lakshmikantha Tirtha and their disciples.[1][2] Vidyadhiraja Tirtha's disciples are Kavindra Tirtha and Rajendra Tirtha. Kavindra Tirtha continued in the main lineage of Uttaradi Matha and Rajendra Tirtha established a new matha. This matha was known as Rajendra Tirtha Matha.[3][4][5] This Rajendra Math is also known by the name of Poorvadi Matha. These lineages were formed and continued for the benefit of the Madhva philosophy so that more and more individuals consequently have access to the philosophy and get Upadeśa (spiritual guidance). After the times of famous Vyasatirtha it came to be known as Vyasaraja Math. Vyasaraja Math, along with Uttaradi Math and Raghavendra Math, are considered to be the three premier apostolic institutions of Dvaita Vedanta and are jointly referred as Mathatraya .[6][7][8] It is the pontiffs and pandits of the Mathatraya that have been the principle architects of post-Madhva Dvaita Vedanta through the centuries.[9] Vyasaraja Matha got split into Vyasaraja Math (Sosale) and Vyasaraja Math (Kundapura) after Rama Tirtha. Lakshmikantha Tirtha and Sridhara Tirtha were disciples of Rama Tirtha. Lakshmikantha Tirtha continued in the lineage of Vyasaraja Math (Sosale) and Sridhara Tirtha continued in the lineage of Vyasaraja Math (Kundapura).[10] Guru Parampara
Present PontiffMahamahopadhya Prof. D. Prahladacharya, Former Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Samskrit Vidyapeeta, Tirupati was crowned as the new with the pontifical name of Sri Vidyashreesha Tirtha on 2 July 2017 at Tirumakudalu, Mysore, Karnataka. See alsoReferences
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