Ashta Mathas of Udupi

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{{About|the ashta mathas of udupi founded by direct disciples of [[Madhvacharya]]|all the mathas linked to [[Dvaita Vedanta|Dvaita philosophy]]| Madhva Mathas}}
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The '''Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi (ಉಡುಪಿಯ ತುಳು ಅಷ್ಟ ಮಠಗಳು)''' are a group of eight ''[[matha]]s'' or Hindu monasteries established by [[Madhvacharya]], the preceptor of the [[Dvaita]] school of [[Hindu thought]]. For each of the eight mathas, Madhvacharya also appointed one of his direct disciples to be the first [[Swami]], head of the matha.
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| width=120px style="background: #ffad66;"| First Sannyasi
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| width= 120px style="background: #ffad66;" | Reigning Pontiff
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| [[Pejawara Matha|Pejavara]]||Sri Adhokshaja Teertha||[[Vitthala]] with consorts [[Lakshmi|Sri]] and [[Bhudevi]]||Sri Vishvaprasanna Teertha Swamiji||
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| [[Palimaru]]||Sri Hrishikesha Teertha||Kodanda [[Rama]] with consort [[Sita]] and brother [[Lakshmana]]||Sri Vidhyadeesha Teertha Swamiji||Sri Vidyarajeshwara theertha Swamiji
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| [[Adamaru]]||Sri Narasimha Teertha||[[Kaliya]]mardana [[Krishna]] with four arms||Sri Vishvapriya Teertha Swamiji||Sri Eeshapriya Teertha
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| [[Puttige Matha|Puttige]]||Sri Upendra Teertha||[[Vitthala]] with consorts [[Rukmini]] and [[Satyabhama]]||Sri Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji||Sri Sushreendra Teertha Swamiji
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| [[Sodhe]]||[[Vishnutirtha|Sri Vishnu Teertha Swamiji]]||Bhu[[varaha]]||Sri Vishvavallabha Teertha Swamiji||
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| [[Kaniyooru]]||Sri Rama Teertha Swamiji||Yoga-[[Narasimha]]||Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha Swamiji||
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| [[Shiroor Math|Shirur]]||Sri Vamana Teertha Swamiji||[[Vitthala]] (called "Vamana Vitthala" to differentiate from Pejavara icon) with consorts [[Lakshmi|Sri]] and [[Bhudevi]]||Sri Vedavardhana Teertha Swamiji||
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| [[Krishnapura Matha|Krishnapura]]||Sri Janardhana Teertha Swamiji||[[Kaliya]]mardana [[Krishna]]||Sri Vidyasagara Teertha Swamiji||
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The ashta mathas are named after the villages in which they were originally located. Today, the mathas are situated in the temple town of [[Udupi]]. The mathas work to propagate the Dvaita philosophy. They also administer the famous [[Udupi Krishna Temple]] by way of a formal rotation scheme called ''[[Paryaya]]''.

When the ashta mathas were formed, Sri Madhvacharya initiated the Swamijis of the mathas in pairs. Each pair of mathas is called '''Dwandva''' (literally, ''two'' or ''dual''). In the event the current Paryaya Swamiji has difficulty performing his duties, the Swamiji from the ''Dwandwa'' matha takes over the responsibility. The four pairs of mathas are: Palimaru and Adamaru; Krishnapura and Puttige; Shirur and Sodhe; and Kaniyooru and Pejavara.

== See also ==
*[[Paryaya]]
*[[Madhva Mathas]]

== References ==
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*[https://archive.is/20130113025424/http://www.pajakakshetra.org/madhva/mathas.html Udupi Ashta Mathas and other Madhva Mathas]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071203032957/http://www.midcoast.com.au/~dasa/05-carst.htm Around the Car Street]
*[http://www.dvaita.org/madhva/udupi/paryaya_1.html The Festival of Paryaya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306121813/http://www.dvaita.org/madhva/udupi/paryaya_1.html |date=6 March 2021 }}

== External links ==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130621204455/http://puthigesree.org/ Sri Puthige Matha]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091022095240/http://www.pejavara.org/ Sri Pejavara Adhokshaja Matha]
*[http://udupiadmarmuth.org/ Sri Adamaru Matha] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214141011/http://udupiadmarmuth.org/ |date=14 February 2020 }}
*[http://sripalimarumatha.org/ Sri Palimaru Matha]
*[http://kaniyoormatha.org/ Sri Kaniyooru Matha]

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