Vyasatirtha

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Vyasatirtha was a prominent 15th–16th century Dvaita Vedanta philosopher and theologian known for his influential works defending and systematizing Madhva’s dualistic school of Hindu thought.

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Label Occurrences
Vyasa Tirtha 3
Vyasatirtha canonical 2
Vyasaraja Tirtha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dvaita Vedanta philosopher
Hindu theologian
Madhva tradition figure
author
guru
religious scholar
sannyasi
associatedWith Sri Krishnadevaraya
surface form: Krishnadevaraya

Tuluva dynasty
Vijayanagara Empire
centuryOfActivity 15th century
16th century
countryOfCitizenship India
doctrine ontological dualism between God and souls
real distinction between God, souls, and matter (triple difference)
supremacy of Vishnu as the highest reality
honorificTitle Vyasaraja
surface form: Vyasa Raya

Vyasatirtha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vyasa Tirtha

Vyasaraja
influenced Kanaka Dasa
Purandara Dasa
Vijayanagara intellectual culture
later Dvaita philosophers
influencedBy Jayatirtha
Madhvacharya
knownFor defending Madhva’s dualistic philosophy
influence on Haridasa movement
polemics against Advaita Vedanta
role at Vijayanagara court
systematizing Dvaita Vedanta
languageOfWork Sanskrit
mainInterest epistemology
inter-school philosophical debate
metaphysics
theology
movement Haridasa movement
Madhva Sampradaya
notableWork Bhedojjivana
Commentaries on Madhvacharya’s works
Mandara Manjari
Nyayamruta
Tarkatandava
Tattva Prakasika
surface form: Tatparya Chandrika
occupation philosopher
spiritual teacher
theologian
philosophicalSchool Dvaita
surface form: Dvaita Vedanta

Madhva Sampradaya
surface form: Madhva school
region South India
religiousTradition Hinduism
role head of a Madhva matha
royal preceptor at Vijayanagara court

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dvaita importantCommentator Vyasatirtha
Anuvyakhyana influenced Vyasatirtha
this entity surface form: Vyasa Tirtha
Jayatirtha influenced Vyasatirtha
Vyasatirtha honorificTitle Vyasatirtha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vyasa Tirtha
Raghavendra Tirtha influencedBy Vyasatirtha
this entity surface form: Vyasaraja Tirtha
Madhva Sampradaya hasImportantFigure Vyasatirtha
this entity surface form: Vyasa Tirtha