Akshobhya Tirtha

Akshobhya Tirtha (c. 1282- 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 as the pontiff of the Madhvacharya peetha from (1350 - 1365). Traditionally, Akshobhya is known to have triumphed over Vidyaranya in a debate, the arbiter of which was Vedanta Desika. [1][2] 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.

Akshobhya Tirtha (ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಾತೀರ್ಥ)
Personal
Born	Govinda Shastri 1282 North Karnataka
Died	1365 Malkheda
Religion	Hinduism
Order	Vedanta
Philosophy	Dvaita
Religious career
Guru	Madhvacharya
Disciples Jayatirtha

References

1. Sharma 2000, p. 300.
2. Jackson 2007, p. 145.
3. Rao 1949, p. 36.
4. Sharma 2000, p. 301.

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Rao, S. Hanumantha (1949). Journal Of Indian History. 27. The University Of Travancore.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Jackson, William (2007). Vijaynagar Visions: Religious Experience and Cultural Creativity in a South Indian Empire. University of Michigan. ISBN 9780195683202.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Akshobhya Tirtha on Uttaradi Matha