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Madhavapida

Type Figure Region South India Time 1290–1386 Also known as Madhava、Mādhavācārya、Vidyaranya、毗陀罗阇、Madhavacharya of Sringeri

Madhavapida (active in the 14th century, d. c. 1386) was a South Indian philosopher of Advaita Vedanta and religious leader, traditionally identified…

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  1. 1330–1374Hampi (Vijayanagara) · Vijayanagara EmpireMadhavapida provided religious and political guidance around the founding of the Vijayanagara Empire by the Sangama brothers; tradition holds that he assisted Harihara I and Bukka Raya I in returning to Hinduism and planned the establishment of the state. During this period he wrote the Sarvadarshana Sangraha, a systematic review of sixteen schools of Indian philosophy.
  2. 1374–1386Sringeri · KarnatakaAfter taking monastic vows Madhavapida assumed the name Vidyaranya and headed the Sringeri Shankara Math, receiving generous patronage from the Vijayanagara kings. Works such as his Panchadashi became popular classics of Advaita; he passed away in 1386, and the empire built religious communities such as Vidyaranyapura in his memory.

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