Akshobhya Tirtha

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Akshobhya Tirtha (c. 1350- c. 1365) was a Dvaita scholar and theologian.^[1] A forceful debater of his time, ^[2] he is considered to be the contemporary of Vidyaranya and Vedanta Desika, flourishing in the nascent Vijayanagara Empire.^[3] Born as Govinda Shastri, he received sannyasa from Madhva and later succeeded Madhava Tirtha (c. 1333-c. 1350) as the pontiff. Traditionally, Akshobhya is known to have triumphed over Vidyaranya in a debate, the arbiter of which was Vedanta Desika.^[1] 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. ^[4] His mortal remains rest at Malkhed.

References

Bibliography

• 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. 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.

External links

• Akshobhya Tirtha on Uttaradi Matha