Historical Period13c CE
1238–1317 CE; Udupi mutt founded 13th c.
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Deities
Madhvācārya at Udupi
Madhva — 13th c. founder of Dvaita Vedanta; Krishna-mutt founder
Madhva — 13th c. founder of Dvaita Vedanta; Krishna-mutt founder
Madhvācārya (Ānandatīrtha) (1238–1317 CE) — founder of Dvaita Vedānta (dualism) and the Mādhva Vaiṣṇava sampradāya. At Udupi, he established the Krishna-mutt with an idol of Bāla-Krishna (the child Krishna, holding a churner and rope) that he miraculously recovered from a ship in the Arabian sea. The 8 mutts of Udupi (Aṣṭa-mutts) take turns as custodian, each for 2 years, in the famous Paryāya Utsava (every alternate odd year in January). Madhva's commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra is the foundation of Dvaita philosophy. The Kanakadāsa devotee is associated here — Krishna turned around from his eastward-facing shrine to face westward to give darshan to the low-caste Kanakadāsa.
Oṁ Hari Kṛṣṇa Hari Hari Kṛṣṇa
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