Sringeri also called Shringeri is a hill town and Taluk headquarters located in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the site of the first maṭha established by Adi Shankara,Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy. Located on the banks of the river Tungā,the town draws a large number of pilgrims to its temples of Sri Sharadamba,Sri Vidyashankara,Sri Malahanikareshvara and other deities.
Shankaracharya is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The title derives from Adi Shankara;teachers from the successive line of teachers retrospectively dated back to him are known as Shankaracharyas.
Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi ShankaracharyaSwamigal was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff (Pïțhādhipati) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer was nominated by his predecessor,Chandrashekarendra Saraswati,as his successor and was given the pontifical title Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on 22 March 1954.
Joshimath,also known as Jyotirmath,is a town and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at a height of 6,150 feet,it is a gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions,trekking trails and pilgrim centres like Badrinath. It is home to one of the four cardinal pīthas established by Adi Shankara.
Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham,also called the Sri Kanchi Matham or the Moolamnaya Sarvagnya Peetham,is a Hindu religious center of Vedic learning,located in Kanchipuram,Tamil Nadu. It is housed at the Kamakshi Amman Temple of the Shaktism tradition,which also contains a shrine for the Advaita Vedanta teacher Adi Shankara.
Dakṣiṇāmnāya ŚrīŚāradāPīṭham or Śri Śṛṅgagiri Maṭha is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams following the Daśanāmi Sampradaya - the peetham or matha is said to have been established by acharya ŚrīĀdi Śaṅkara to preserve and propagate Sanātana Dharma and Advaita Vedānta,the doctrine of non-dualism. Located in Śringerīin Chikmagalur district in Karnataka,India,it is the Southern Āmnāya Pītham amongst the four Chaturāmnāya Pīthams,with the others being the DvārakāŚāradāPītham (Gujarat) in the West,PurīGovardhana Pīṭhaṃ(Odisha) in the East,Badri Jyotishpīṭhaṃ(Uttarakhand) in the North. The head of the matha is called Shankarayacharya,the title derives from Adi Shankara.
PascimāmnāyaŚrīŚāradāPītham or Dwarka Sharada Math,is one amongst the four cardinal peethams believed by its followers to be established by Adi Shankara,preserving and propagating Sanatana Dharma and Advaita Vedanta,the doctrine of non-dualism. Located in the city of Dwaraka,Gujarat,India it is the pascimāmnāya matha,or Western Āmnāya Pītham amongst the four Chaturāmnāya Pīthams. It is also known as the KālikāMatha. Their Vedantic mantra or Mahavakya is Tattvamasi. According to tradition,believed to be initiated by Adi Shankara,it holds authority over Sama Veda. The head of the matha is called Shankarayacharya,the title derives from Adi Shankara.
Purvamnaya Sri Govardhana Pitham or Govardhan Math is one amongst the four cardinal pithams established by the philosopher-saint Adi Shankara to preserve and propagate Hinduism and Advaita Vedanta,the doctrine of non-dualism. Located in Puri in Odisha,India,it is the Eastern Āmnāya Pītham amongst the five pithams,with the others being the Sringeri Śārada Pīṭhaṃ(Karnataka) in the South,DvārakāŚāradāPītham (Gujarat) in the West,Badari Jyotirmaṭha Pīṭhaṃ(Uttarakhand) in the North .It is associated with the Jagannath temple. Their Vedantic mantra or Mahavakya is Prajñānam brahma and as per the tradition initiated by Adi Shankara it holds authority over the Rigveda. The head of the matha is called Shankarayacharya,the title derives from Adi Shankara.
Swami Karpatri (1907–1980) born as Har Narayan Ojha was a Hindu saint and revivalist,who founded Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad. He was also a writer and lead many pro-Hindu movements such as cow protection movement and was a vocal critic of the Sangh Parivar and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Sri Sharadamba Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Sharadamba in the holy town of Sringeri in Karnataka,India.
Saraswati P. Venkataraman Sastri,hieratically titled H.H. JagadguruShankaracharya Swami Bharatikrishna Tirtha (1884–1960),was Shankaracharya and officiating pontiff of Dwaraka Math,and then the 143rd Shankaracharya and supreme pontiff of Govardhana Math in Puri in the Indian state of Odisha,from 1925 through 1960. He is particularly known for his book Vedic Mathematics,being the first Sankaracarya in history to visit the West,and for his connection with nationalist aspirations,thus earning him the title 'Father Of The Vedic Maths'.
Samvedis or Samvedi Brahmins are an Indian Hindu Brahmin community,originating from a group of classical musicians and classical dancers. They follow Sama Veda and believed to have been originated from Odisha,India.
The Char Dham,also rendered the Chatur Dhama is a set of four Hindu pilgrimage sites in India,consisting of Badrinath,Dwarka,Puri and Rameswaram. Badrinath,Dwarka,and Puri are shrines of Vishnu,whereas Rameswaram is a shrine of Shiva.
Shri Gaudapadacharya Math,also known as Kavaḷēmaṭha,located in Kavale,Ponda,Goa,is the oldest matha of the Smarthan Saraswat Brahman Samaj. It was founded by Gauḍapāda around 740 AD,whose student was Govinda Bhagavatpada,the guru of Adi Shankara,a highly influential figure in Hinduism. There is also a belief that Gauḍapāda himself established the Shri Gaudapadacharya matha when he lived in Gomantak (Goa). Thus,the matha came to be known as Shri Saunstan Gaudapadacharya matha. Unlike other mathas,Shri Gaudapadacharya matha is not a polemical center established to influence the faith of all Hindus,its jurisdiction is limited to only Dakshinatya Saraswat Brahmins. The Peetadhipathi "head monk" is ŚrīGauḍapadācārya. Smartist Goud Saraswat Brahman Samaj and Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin are its main disciples.
Jagadguru Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswami was the 35th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham,which has been occupied by an unbroken lineage of gurus stretching back to the Advaitic philosopher Adi Shankaracharya,who established the matha for the propagation of Advaitha Vedanta.
The Advaita Guru-Paramparā is the traditional lineage (parampara) of divine,Vedic and historical teachers of Advaita Vedanta. It begins with the Daiva-paramparā,the gods;followed by the Ṛṣi-paramparā,the Vedic seers;and then the Mānava-paramparā,with the historical teachers Gaudapada and Adi Shankara,and four of Shankara's pupils. Of the five contemporary acharyas,the heads of the five Advaita mathas,four acharyas trace their lineage to those four pupils and one to Adi Shankara himself.
Uttarāmnāya ŚrīJyotish Pītham or JyotirMath is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams established by the Ādi Śaṅkara to preserve and propagate Hinduism and Advaita Vedānta,the doctrine of non-dualism. Located in the city of Joshimath,Chamoli district,Uttarakhand,India,it is the uttarāmnāya matha or Northern Āmnāya Pītham,amongst the four Chaturamnay Peethams and in later period,Moolamnaya Sarvajna Peetham was declared as Moolamnay by disciples which is in Kalady,Kerala,birth place of Adi Shankara with the others being the Sringeri Śārada Pīṭhaṃ(Karnataka) in the South,DvārakāŚāradāPītham in the West and PurīGovardhanmaṭha Pīṭhaṃin the east. Its appointees bear the title of Shankaracharya. It is the headquarters of Giri,Parvata &Sagara sects of the Dasnami Sampradaya. Their Vedantic mantra or Mahavakya is Ayamātmānam brahma and as per the tradition initiated by Adi Shankara it holds authority over Atharva Veda. The head of the matha is called Shankaracharya,the title derives from Adi Shankara.
Bharathi Tirtha Mahaswamiji,,is an Indian religious leader who is the current and 36th Shankaracharya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham,an important Hindu monastery in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta established by Sri Adi Shankara.
Ekadash Rudra Mahadev Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva at Mangrauni village of Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar,India.
