Shiroor Math

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Shiroor Matha is a Hindu monastery and one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi. It was founded by Sri Vamana Tirtha at Shiroor village on the banks of the Swarna River in Udupi, Karnataka [1] He was a direct disciple of Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of Hindu philosophy. The latest swami, Lakshmivara Teertha, died on Thursday 19, July 2018. The new Swamiji (Mathadeesha) Shri Vedavardhana Thirtha (Purvashrama nama: Aniruddha Saralatthaya) [2] was anointed on 14 May 2021 after traditional religious rituals as per Madhva tradition by H. H. Shre Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Sode Matha. [3]

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The Lineage - Guru Parampara - of Shiroor Matha

  1. Sri Madhvacharya
  2. Sri Vamana Teertha
  3. Sri Vasudeva Teertha
  4. Sri Punyasloka Teertha
  5. Sri Vedagamya Teertha
  6. Sri Vedavyasa Teertha
  7. Sri Vedavedya Teertha
  8. Sri Mahesha Teertha
  9. Sri Krishna Teertha
  10. Sri Raghava Teertha
  11. Sri Suresha Teertha
  12. Sri Vedabhushana Teertha
  13. Sri Srinivasa Teertha
  14. Sri Vedanidhi Teertha
  15. Sri Sridhara Teertha
  16. Sri Yadavottama Teertha
  17. Sri Lakshminarayana Teertha I
  18. Sri Vishwabhushana Teertha
  19. Sri Trailokyapavana Teertha
  20. Sri Lakshmikantha Teertha
  21. Sri Lakshminarayana Teertha II
  22. Sri Lakshmipathi Teertha
  23. Sri Lakshmidhara Teertha
  24. Sri Lakshmiramana Teertha
  25. Sri Lakshmimanohara Teertha
  26. Sri Lakshmipriya Teertha
  27. Sri Lakshmivallabha Teertha
  28. Sri Lakshmisamudra Teertha
  29. Sri Lakshmeendra Teertha(1926-1963)
  30. Sri Lakshmimanojna Teertha(1963-1971)(He renounced the peetha in 1971)
  31. Sri Lakshmivara Teertha(1971-2018)
  32. Sri Vedavardhana Teertha(2021)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mutt, Shiroor. "Details". udipikrishnamutt. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Udupi Shiroor mutt successor chosen, 16-year-old Aniruddha to be anointed on May 14". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sri Vedavardhan Theertha Swamiji Anointed New Successor of Shiroor Math". Mangalorean, news portal. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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