Sri Madhva Sampradaya, Dvaita Sampradaya, Brahma Sampradaya
Founder: Sri Madhvacharya – aka Ananda Tirtha, Purnaprajna
Tirtha, Vasudeva (childhood)
Vada / Philosophy: Dvaita - Dualism
Bhasya on Sri Vedanta Sutra :
Istha / Aradhya : Sri Krsna and Sri Vishnu Avataran
Mahamantra : None
Diksha Mantra:
Mukhya
Pīṭha – Udupi Sri Krsna Matha
Sanyasa
Vidhi - Yes
Maṭha
Vidhi - Yes
Parampara Vidhi - Matha-Sanyasi Lineages
Vaisishtha / Speciality :
Vaisishtha / Speciality :
The Sri Madhva Sampradaya historically
was at forefront amongst Vaishnava Sampradayas in Opposing the Shankara Advaita
Vada.
Sri Madhva Dvaita - Maṭha Vamshavali
Sri Madhva Dvaita - Maṭha Vamshavali
Family tree of Sri Madhva Dvaita Sampradaya Maṭha / Mutts.
Includes the Century and Generation from the last listed Acharya - when the expansion/branching/offshoots took place. Udupi Astha Maṭha and Maṭha in Tulu Nadu are to the right.
The Madhva Dvaita - Vaishnava Sampradaya is quite homogeneous. Thus besides the Historical enumeration of this chart, perhaps only the Mantra and Puja Paddhati of the Maṭham may be gleaned, likely being the same or similar to the lineage of which they are a part.
To view the Graphic right click on it and select "open link in new tab" and then zoom in for better view.
For complete Parampara of many Matham:
Sri Madhva Dvaita - Mula Maṭha Locations Map
Layer 1 : 1st Generation - Mula Maṭham established by Sannyasi of Sri Madhvacharya, see chart for details. The relevant Sankara Advaita Maṭham also included in the Map.
Kudli
Madhva Matha - established by Sri Akshobhya Tirtha, next to an Advaita Matha
Balugare
Matha - established by Sri Akshobhya Tirtha, near the Doorvasapura Advaita
Matha
Bhandarakeri
Matha - established by Sri Satya Tirtha, near Barkur
Bhimanakatte
Matha - established by Sri Satya Tirtha or one of his Sanyasi, near the
Doorvasapura Advaita Matha
Tambihalli
Matha - established by Sri Madhava Tirtha variously known as
Majjigehalli/Tambihalli Matha, village now called Kembodi.
Subramanya
Matha - established by Sri Vishnu Tirtha
Astha Matham
Shirur
Matha
Pejavara
Matha
Palimaru
Matha
Admaru
Matha
Krsnapura
Matha
Puttige
Matha
Kaniyooru
Matha
Kumbhasi Matha (original/mulamatha of Sodhe Matha)
Grihastha Matham (Brahmana-Grihastha Ashrama / Grihastha-Gurukula, which are also called Matham)
Kavu Matha - the residence and site of brindavan of Sri Trivikramacharya, Sri Narayanacharya and descendants till the present.
Erki Matha - only Grihastha lineage authorized by Sri Madhvacharya to give Taptamudra.
Layer 2 : Later Era/Generation - Original / Mula Matham - see chart for
details
Mulabagal
Sripadaraja Matha (15th cent)
Abbur Matha (15th cent)(original/mula Purvadi Matha, later shifted to/as Kundapura Vyasaraja Matha)
Sosale Vyasaraja Matha (16th cent)
Sosale Vyasaraja Matha (16th cent)
Partagali Matha (16th cent)
Sodhe Matha (16th cent)
Kumbakonam Matha (16th cent) (Mulamatha of the Sri Raghavendra Swami Matha)
Kumbakonam Matha (16th cent) (Mulamatha of the Sri Raghavendra Swami Matha)
Kashi
Madhva Matha (17th cent), Varanasi
Odapalli
Sripadaraja Matha (18th cent)
Kanva
Matha (1800), Honasihole
Other
Kundapura Vyasaraja Matha (current headquarters of the Purvadi-Abbur Matha)
Chitrapura Matha (Kulai, Mangalore) (late 15th cent) - near Mangalore, a branch of and very near Pejavara Matha, thus usually not considered as a separate Matha.
Sri Madhva Tirthavali
Places from the time of and visited by or related to the activities of Sri Madhvacharya - as per his biography which was written just after his time. Most of the Places marked are in Tulu Nadu. Although Sri Madhvacharya visited Sri Badari twice the biographies were not aware of the detailed itinerary besides a few places.
The exact spot of a few location could not be located and are indicated as such, though if a reader is aware of the exact locations can comment with a coordinate, wikimapia url, etc.
Acknowledgement to https://madhwafestivals.wordpress.com/category/pavana-yatra/ for compilation of most of the places marked on this map in Tulu Nadu.
Chronology of Sri Madhva Acharyas Tours
and Activities.
(details shown on the above Map)
1st Tour : Udupi, south through Malai Nadu, Ananthashayana (Thiruvananthapuram), Kanyaka tirtha (Kanyakumari),
Rameshvaram(Caturmasya) Sri Rangam, Sri Mushnam(Caturmasya) and back to Adoor (Tulu Nadu) likely via Palakkad Gap, having been in Tamil Nadu for atleast a 1.5 years.
2nd Tour : to Sri Badarika Ashrama
(resided 48 days) including Sri Vyasa Ashrama and Sri Narayana Rishi Ashrama.
On the return journey to Tulu Nadu, somewhere along the Godavari river he debated
with Sobhana Bhatta who became Sri Padmanabha Tirtha.
- Pratishtha of Udupi Sri Krsna and Vadabandheshvara
Sri Balarama, dieties.
3rd Tour – to Sri Badarika
Ashram including visits to Kurukshetra, Rishikesh and Hastinapur(Caturmasya). He then
visited Varanasi, likely following the Ganga and crossing at Kannauj and thereafter (likely visiting
Naimisharanya and) following the Gomathi river till Varanasi (the biography itinerary
of these places is basic and scattered and thus this is a construe.). The return journey Tulu Nadu is mentioned as via Konkan – Gomantak.
4th Tour – in Udupi Sri Madhva
debated and defeated 1-2 Shankara Sanyasi. Thereafter he performed Caturmasya at
Kodipadi (Sri Janardhana Svami temple) during which time these Shankara Sanyasi
stole or arranged his books to be stolen and were caught, making the king Sri
Jayasimha as mediator, whom requested Sri Madhva to receive his books. At the
end of Caturmasya he proceeded and upon reaching Sri(Mad) Anantheshvara temple (not Madaneshvara) at Madhur, the King escorted him with royal procession
thereafter to the Sri Vishnumangalam temple where his books were returned to
him. After some days of residing at that temple, he then went to a temple at
Kudlu, near where Sri Trivikrama Acharya resided, and where he debated with Him
for 15 days.
Vishnumangalam and Kudlu Amaralaya
There are (at present) 2 Sri Vishnumangalam temples in the Area. One at Kudlu and another at Edneer. Although all sources (modern commentators) consider the one at Kudlu, near which is the house of Sri Trivikramacharya to be the Sri Vishnumangalam temple refered to in the biographies, it is obvious that the one in Edneer is in fact the one(with an exception). The Sri Vishnumangalam temple in Edneer(7 km from Madhur and 11 km from Kudlu) is adjacent an ancient and large Edneer Shankara Math (Sringeri branch) and thus either Padma Tirtha or Pundarika Puri either of whom had debated and stolen the books of Sri Madhvacharya - was the Shankaracharya of the Edneer Matha, making sense of the Kings leading Sri Madhva in royal procession or a show of strength and allegiance of the King to his Sampradaya - to receive his books at this temple from those whom had taken them. The only exception to this theory would be that, IF the Shankara seat at that time was in Kudlu, and after the incident it relocated to Edneer and made another Sri Vishnumangalam temple.
After spending a few days at “the” Sri Vishnumangalam temple, Sri Acharya went to a “nearby temple in Kudlu”(refered to as Amaralaya). The temple not being named except as “Amaralaya in Kudlu” could be deduced as Amaralaya meaning Amar = my (of the author) indicating that it was the family temple or a temple of which the family was a affiliated. Besides the Sri Vishnumangalam temple in Kudlu already mentioned(1.75 km from Kavu Matha), there is another “Kavugoli Mahavishnu” temple (.5 km from Kavu Matha) in Kudlu which also claims (atleast online) connection to Sri Madhva.
Thus unless the Sri Vishnumangalam in Kudlu is infact the one of that name mentioned in the biography, making the present “Kavugoli Sri Mahavishnu” the “Amaralaya in Kudlu”, then the one which was/or still is administered and worshiped by the descendents of Sri Trivikramacharya would be the "Amaralaya of Kudlu".
Commentators also claim that Sri Madhva was performing Caturmasya at Sri Vishnumangalam, to prove that the 2 temples were near each other(as the case in Kudlu), short distances being permissable in Caturmasya, though that is incorrect as the biography clearly states that the books were stolen during Caturmasya after which going to Sri Vishnumangalam temple - thus pointing to the temple in Edaneer being the correct one.
The commentators and tradition ascribing the Sri Vishnumangalam temple as the one in Kudlu is understandable due to not wanting to visit the actual one in Edneer, adjacent and administered by the Edneer Shankara Matha.
To confirm the above - the antiquity of the 3 would need to be assessed, as well as the accounts of those currently related to those 3 temples. If/when someone does please comment, and the paragraph can be shortened to just one sentence.
Any Comments/Corrections to the info on this page is welcome.
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