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'''Madhva Vaishnavas''' or '''Sadh Vaishnavas''' or '''Madhvas''' (also spelled as '''Madhwas''') are [[Hindu]] communities in [[India]], who follow [[Sadh Vaishnavism]] and [[Dvaita Vedanta|Dvaita philosophy]] propounded by [[Madhvacharya]]. They are found mostly in the Indian states of [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: Anantapur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDBuAAAAMAAJ|page=99|publisher=Director of Print. and Stationery at the Andhra Pradesh Government Secretariat Press|year=1970|quote=Madhwas follow the ' Dwaita ' (Pluralism) philosophy propounded by Madhwacharya.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HZgBAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press|year=1965|quote=Madhvas follow the teachings of Madhvacharya, the Madhvas. founder of the sect. They profess the doctrine of Dvaita or dualism.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Religious Institutions and Caste Panchayats in South India, Volume 18|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ro0BAAAAMAAJ|page=1|quote=Madhwas follow the doctrines of Shri Madhwacharya, the founder of Dwaita School of Philosophy.|publisher=Government of India|year=1976}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics and communities==<br />
Followers of Madhvacharya include communities that follow all Varnashrama such as [[Brahmin]] (all [[Madhva Brahmins]]), [[Kshatriya]], [[Vaishya]], and [[Shudra]]. All Hindu communities that follow Madhvacharya are inclusively called Madhva Vaishnavas or Sadh Vaishnavas or Madhvas. There are many Hindu Communities that have a section that follows the [[Dvaita Vedanta]] of [[Madhvacharya]]. [[Vadiraja Tirtha]] has converted a section of the [[Konkani language|Konkani]]-speaking Svarnakara (gold-smith) community by the name [[Daivadnya]]s to the Madhva fold. So Madhvas among [[Daivadnya]]s follow Sodhe Matha of Vadiraja Tirtha from North Karnataka and South Karnataka. Vadiraja Tirtha is also said to have converted many people from other communities in [[Gujarat]] and other places. Pontiffs from Adamaru Matha also converted many people from Suvarnakara (gold-smith) and other communities. {{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=415}} [[Vyasaraja Math (Sosale)|Vyasaraja Matha]] also have followers among Akkasala community, a gold-smith community in [[Salem district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].{{sfn|Sharma|2000|p=542}} In [[Andhra Pradesh]] region including present-day [[Telangana]] state, [[Narahari Tirtha]] is said to have converted many people into the Madhva fold. So in [[Karnataka]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], and [[Maharashtra]] there are various Hindu communities that follow Madhva Sampradaya and are followers of [[Uttaradi Matha]].{{sfn|Sharma|2000|p=542}} In the late 19th century pontiffs of Majjige Halli Matha converted many people from Saurashtra [[Vaishya]] (mercantile) community from [[Madurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] to the Madhva faith.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=543}} [[Narahari Tirtha]] has converted Ganga kings of Kalinga and Matsya rulers of Oddadi to Madhva fold. The Ganga kings of Kalinga and the Matsya kings of Oddavadi were very much influenced by the Vaishnava movement of Sri [[Madhvacharya]]. The Simhachalam inscriptions of 1290 and 1292 A.D. refer to the gifts of King Jayanta of the Matsya dynasty, at the instance of Narahari Tirtha. The new names taken by the members of the royal family indicate their conversion to [[Vaishnavism]]. Arjuna, Annamraja, and Mankaditya assume the names of Narasimhavardhana, Gopalavardhana, and Srirangavardhana.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=227}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Orissa Review, Volume 51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K1VQAQAAMAAJ|page=12|publisher=Home (Public Relations) Department, Government of Orissa|year=1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC|author=Roshen Dalal|publisher=Penguin Books India|year=2010|page=273| isbn=9780143414216 }}</ref> Narahari Tirtha is also said to have converted many princely and aristocratic families of [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga region]] ([[Orissa]] and [[Coastal Andhra]]) to the Madhva fold. The descendants of these families still flourish in the coastal Andhra and adjoining states and are followers of [[Uttaradi Matha]].{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=227}} In the early 19th century Vishvadhiraja Tirtha of Sode Matha converted few people from [[Nambudiri]] and [[Nair]] communities to Madhva fold.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=543}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Madhvacharya]]<br />
*[[Dvaita Vedanta]]<br />
*[[Sadh Vaishnavism]]<br />
*[[Bhagavatism]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book|title = A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, 3rd Edition|first = B. N. Krishnamurti| last = Sharma| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint) |isbn = 978-8120815759| year= 2000 }}<br />
*{{cite book|title= The Sri-Krsna Temple at Udupi: The History and Spiritual Center of the Madhvite Sect of Hinduism|url=https://archive.org/details/SriKrsnaTempleAtUdupi|first=B.N|last=Hebbar|publisher=Bharatiya Granth Nikethan|year=2005|isbn=81-89211-04-8}}<br />
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