Madhvacharya Jayanti 2024 Date and Significance: Who Was Sri Madhvacharya? All You Need To Know About the Indian Philosopher To Honour Him on His Birth Anniversary
Madhvacharya’s greatest work is considered to be the Anuvyakhyana, a philosophical supplement on the Brahma Sutras composed with a poetic structure. In some of his works, he proclaimed himself an avatar of Vayu, the son of Lord Vishnu.
Madhvacharya Jayanthi is the birth anniversary of Sri Madhvacharya, the great philosopher and founder of the Dvaita school of Vedanta philosophy. Madhvacharya was born in the 13th century and is considered one of the most important saints. Madhvacharya called his philosophy Tattvavāda meaning ‘arguments from a realist viewpoint’. According to Drikpanchang, Dashami Tithi of Ashwin Shukla Paksha is celebrated as Sri Madhva Jayanti or Madhvacharya Jayanthi. Madhvacharya Jayanti 2024 falls on Sunday, October 13, 2024. This year, it will be the 786th birth anniversary of Sri Madhvacharya. Scroll down to know more about Sri Madhvacharya Jayanthi 2024 date and the significance of this day dedicated to the legendary philosopher.
Madhvacharya Jayanthi 2024 Date
Sri Madhvacharya Jayanthi 2024 will be celebrated on Sunday, October 13, 2024.
Who Was Sri Madhvacharya? Significance of Madhvacharya Jayanti
Madhvacharya was born at Pajaka near Udupi in Karnataka in 13th century. As a teenager, he became a monk joining Brahma-sampradaya guru Achyutapreksha, of the Ekadandi order. Madhva studied the classics of Hindu philosophy, and wrote commentaries on the Principal Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras (Prasthanatrayi), and is credited with 37 works in Sanskrit. October 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates.
Madhvacharya’s greatest work is considered to be the Anuvyakhyana, a philosophical supplement on the Brahma Sutras composed with a poetic structure. In some of his works, he proclaimed himself an avatar of Vayu, the son of Lord Vishnu. Sri Madhvacharya was born on the auspicious day of Vijaya Dashami in 1238 C.E. at Pajaka, a tiny hamlet near Udupi. His teachings emphasised the dualistic interpretation of the relationship between the individual soul (Jiva) and God (Vishnu), asserting that they are eternally distinct.
The philosophy of Dvaita Vedanta is known as Tattvavada—the Philosophy of Reality. It completely identifies God with Brahman and, in turn, with Vishnu or his various incarnations. The followers of Madhvacharya do not document his death but his departure to Badri at the age of 79 in 1317 C.E.
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