Govardhana Pitha

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Govardhana Pitha is one of the four principal monastic institutions traditionally founded by Adi Shankaracharya, located in Puri and serving as a major center of Advaita Vedanta learning and Hindu religious authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Advaita Vedanta monastery
Hindu monastic institution
matha
associatedCity Puri NERFINISHED
associatedPhilosophy Advaita Vedanta NERFINISHED
associatedPilgrimageCircuit Char Dham NERFINISHED
associatedText Bhagavad Gita NERFINISHED
Brahma Sutras NERFINISHED
Upanishads NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jagannath Temple, Puri NERFINISHED
Puri Shankaracharya Peeth NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Jagannath NERFINISHED
belongsTo Shankara matha network NERFINISHED
country India
currentHeadTitle Shankaracharya of Govardhana Pitha NERFINISHED
doctrine non-dualism
engagesIn Vedic chanting
philosophical debate
religious instruction
follows Smarta tradition
founder Adi Shankaracharya NERFINISHED
governs ritual practices related to Jagannath in Advaita tradition
hasFunction guiding Hindu pilgrims
preserving Advaita Vedanta teachings
training monks
hasRole Hindu religious authority
center of Advaita Vedanta learning
guardian of Vedic tradition
hasStatus important Hindu religious center
major seat of Shankaracharya
languageOfScholarship Sanskrit
locatedIn India
Odisha NERFINISHED
Puri NERFINISHED
namedAfter Govardhana Hill (symbolic association) NERFINISHED
oneOf four principal Shankaracharya mathas
partOf Char Dham mathas NERFINISHED
primaryDiscipline Vedanta NERFINISHED
scriptural exegesis
regionOfInfluence eastern India
religiousOrder Dashanami Sampradaya NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Hinduism
schoolOf Advaita Vedanta NERFINISHED
spiritualLineage Adi Shankara parampara NERFINISHED
titleOfHead Govardhana Matha Shankaracharya NERFINISHED
Shankaracharya of Puri NERFINISHED
traditionalFounder Adi Shankaracharya NERFINISHED
traditionallyEstablished 8th century

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Govardhan Matha, Puri alsoKnownAs Govardhana Pitha