Bidarahalli Yadupati Acharya (popularly known as Yadavarya or Yadavaryaru) (also known as Yadavacharya) (c. 1580 - c. 1630) was an Indian Hindu scholar in the Dvaita Vedānta tradition. He is the follower of Uttaradi Math and the disciple of Vedesa Tirtha.[1]
Bidarahalli Yadavarya | |
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| Born | Bidarahalli Yadupati Acharya (Yadappa Nayak) 1580 |
| Died | 1630 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Philosophy | Dvaita Vedanta |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Vedesa Tirtha |
Disciples
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Life
editAccording to hagiographies, Yadupati was born in Kannada-speaking Deshastha Brahmin family in 1580 in a village called Yekkundi which is located in Saundatti taluk of Belgaum district. His father name is Yadappayya.[1] His cousin Bidarahalli Srinivasa Tirtha, who is also his disciple was also a Tikakara who composed many works.[2][3]
Works
editThere have been many works accredited to Yadavarya, most of which are glosses, polemical tracts and commentaries. His gloss on Tattva Sankhyana of Madhva runs to 300 granthas. He also made a commentary on Tattvoddyota of Madhva. His Nyayasudha Tippani, a commentary on Nyayasudha of Jayatirtha is the most important of his works.[1] This commentary is distinctly anterior to that of Raghavendra Tirtha and also perhaps to that of Vidyadhisha Tirtha. He tried to overthrow the objection raised by a critic Appayya Dikshita alleging misrepresentations of the Mīmāṃsāka view in Anuvyakhyana of Madhva. Yadupati made two commentaries on the Bhagavata, a work on Bhagvata Tatparya Nirnaya of Madhva and a work on Bhagavata Purana. His also made a commentary of Yamakabharata. There are three minor works ascribed to him one is a commentary on Sadachara Smruti of Madhva and other are praise-poems Vishnu Stotra, Karavalambana Stotra, Daridra Hara Stotra, and Vedavyasa-gadya.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sharma 2000, p. 466.
- ^ Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar (2000). Vijayanagara: History and Legacy. Aryan Books International. p. 318. ISBN 9788173051685.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 495.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 467.
Bibliography
edit- Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint). ISBN 978-8120815759.
- Larson, Gerald James (1970). The Encyclopedia of Indian philosophies, Volume 1. American Institute of Indian Studies.
- Potter, Karl H. (2015). Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Dvaita Vedanta Philosophy (Vol- XVIII). Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-8120836464.