Dvaraka Pitha

Dwarakadheesh Temple
Shri Dwarka Sharada Peetam
Basic information
Location Dwarka
State Gujarat
Website www.shrisharadapeetham.org
Founder Shri Adi Shankara

The Dwaraka pīţha or Dwaraka maţha, also called Saradha Matha/Peeth and "western peeth",[1][note 1] is an ancient monastery situated in the coastal city of Dwaraka, Gujarat, India. It is one of the four cardinal mathas or seats of learning founded by Adi Shankara in 8th Century CE, and is the pascimāmnāya matha, or western matha.[3] It is also known as the Kālikā Matha, and per the tradition initiated by Adi Shankara it represents Sama Veda.

History

  1. Shri Trivikrama Tirtha was the head of the monastery until 1921 when he was succeeded by Sri Bharati Krishna Tirtha.
  2. Shri Bharati was invited to lead the Puri matha in 1925 after the position had become vacant.
  3. Shri Bharati was succeeded by Shri Swarupananda and Shri Yogeswarananda.

1945

In 1945, Shri Abhinava Saccidananda Tirtha was nominated to the position. Before assuming his position at Dvaraka, Abhinava was the head of the Mulabagal matha in Karnataka, which was the 17th century branch of the Dvaraka matha. As a result, the cumulative lineage of Mulabagal matha was merged with Dvaraka when Abhinava took office there. Years later Shri Saccidananda helped to mediate the Shankarcharya successions at Puri and Jyotir Math.[4] Since Abhinava died in 1982, this peeth has been led by Swami Swarūpānanda Saraswatī[4][5] who is one of the claimants to the position of Shankaracharya of the northern matha called Jyotir Pitha or Jyotir Math.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Dvaraka Peeth, located in the west, and Sringeri Sharada Peetham, located in the south, are both called "Sharada Peeth".[2]

References

  1. ↑ nn 1964, p. 12.
  2. ↑ Singh & Mishra 2010, p. 322.
  3. ↑ Pasricha, Prem C. (1977) The Whole Thing the Real Thing, Delhi Photo Company, p. 59-63
  4. 1 2 Unknown author (May 5, 1999) archived here. Accessed: 2012-08-30. or here%5D The Monastic Tradition Advaita Vedanta web page, retrieved August 28, 2012
  5. ↑ Author unknown (2008) Swami Swarupananda Saraswati bio Web site of Swami Swarupananda Saraswati, retrieved August 4, 2012
  6. ↑ Unknown author (2005) Indology The Jyotirmaṭha Śaṅkarācārya Lineage in the 20th Century, retrieved August 4, 2012

Sources

  • nn (1964), Śāradā pīṭha pradīpa, Volumes 4-6, Indological Research Institute, Dwārka
  • Singh, N.K.; Mishra, A.P. (2010), Global Encyclopaedia of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1, Global Vision Publishing House


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