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| Born | 1345 CE |
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| Order | Vedanta |
| Philosophy | Dvaita, Vaishnavism |
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| Guru | Akshobhya Tirtha |
| Successor | Vidyadhiraja Tirtha |
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| Honors | Ṭīkācārya |
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Jayatirtha (Jaya-tīrtha), also known as Teekacharya (Ṭīkācārya) (c.1345 – c.1388[5][6][7]), was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from (1365 – 1388). He is considered to be one of the important seers in the history of Dvaita school of thought on account of his sound elucidations of the works of Madhvacharya. He structured the philosophical aspects of Dvaita and through his polemical works, elevating it to an equal footing with the contemporary schools of thought.[8] Along with Madhva and Vyasatirtha, he is venerated as one of the three great spiritual sages, or munitraya of Dvaita. Jayatirtha is considered an incarnation of Indra (lord of gods) with avesha of Adi Sesha in the Madhva Parampara.[9][10]
Born into an aristocratic Deshastha Brahmin family,[11] he later adopted the cause of Dvaita after an encounter with the Madhva saint, Akshobhya Tirtha (d. 1365 [12]). He composed 22 works, consisting of commentaries on the works of Madhva and several independent treatises criticizing the tenets of contemporary schools, especially Advaita, while simultaneously elaborating upon the Dvaita thought. His dialectical skill and logical acumen earned him the title of Ṭīkacārya or commentator par excellence. [13]
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- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 246.
- ^ Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar (1972). Sanskrit and Maharashtra: A Symposium. University of Poona. p. 44.
Among the authors who wrote on the other schools of Vedānta à mention must first of all be made of Jayatirtha (1365–1388 A. D.). His original name was Dhondo Raghunath Deshpande, and he belonged to Mangalwedha near Pandharpur.
- ^ Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1966). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The struggle for empire. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 442.
Jayatirtha, whose original name was Dhondo Raghunātha , was a native of Mangalvedhā near Pandharpur.
- ^ William J. Jackson (26 July 2007). Vijaynagar Visions: Religious Experience and Cultural Creativity in a South Indian Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-19-568320-2.
Jaya Tirtha was first named 'Dhondo', and he was the son of Raghunatha, who was a survivor of Bukka's war with the Bahmani Sultanate. Tradition says Raghunatha was from Mangalavede village near Pandharpur. An ancestral house still exists there, and the Deshpandes of Mangalavede claim to be descendents of his family.
- ^ Chang 1991, p. xviii.
- ^ Sharma 1986, p. xviii.
- ^ Leaman 2006, p. 177.
- ^ Dasgupta 1991, p. viii.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 456.
- ^ Dalmia & Stietencron 2009, p. 165.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 247.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 208.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 236.