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	==Interpretations==		==Interpretations==
	Madhvacharya is said to have quoted some verses from his unique revisions of scriptures. Also, he is said to have quoted many unique books like ''Kamatha Sruti''. The interpretation of Balittha Sukta by Madhvacharya and his followers to prove that Madhvacharya was an incarnation of Vayu is considered highly unique by standard commentaries on them.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gosai.com/writings/the-divinity-of-sri-caitanya-mahaprabhu-0/\|title=Madhvacharya's uniqueness\|website=gosai.com\|language=en\|access-date=2020-09-21\|archive-date=24 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924115603/https://gosai.com/writings/the-divinity-of-sri-caitanya-mahaprabhu-0\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Madhvacharya is said to have quoted some verses from his unique revisions of scriptures. Also, he is said to have quoted many unique books like ''Kamatha Sruti''. The interpretation of Balittha Sukta by Madhvacharya and his followers to prove that Madhvacharya was an incarnation of Vayu is considered highly unique by standard commentaries on them like [[Sayana]] and [[Horace Hayman Wilson]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gosai.com/writings/the-divinity-of-sri-caitanya-mahaprabhu-0/\|title=Madhvacharya's uniqueness\|website=gosai.com\|language=en\|access-date=2020-09-21\|archive-date=24 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924115603/https://gosai.com/writings/the-divinity-of-sri-caitanya-mahaprabhu-0\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Works of Madhvacharya==		==Works of Madhvacharya==
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	Thirty seven [[Works of Madhvacharya\|Dvaita texts]] are attributed to Madhvacharya.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} Of these, thirteen are [[bhasya]] (review and commentary) on earliest Principal Upanishads,{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}} a ''Madhva-bhasya'' on the foundational text of Vedanta school of Hinduism – [[Brahma Sutras]],{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}} another ''Gita-bhasya'' on [[Bhagavad Gita]],{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}}{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} a commentary on forty hymns of the [[Rigveda]], a review of the [[Mahabharata]] in poetic style, a commentary called ''Bhagavata-tatparya-nirnaya'' on [[Bhagavata Purana]].{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} Apart from these, Madhva is also attributed for authoring many [[stotra]]s, poems and texts on [[bhakti]] of Vishnu and his [[avatar]]s.{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011}}{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xvi}}{{Sfn\|Bryant\|2007\|pp=358–361}} The ''Anu-Vyakhyana'', a supplement to Madhvacharya's commentary on Brahma Sutras, is his masterpiece, states Sharma.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xvi}}		Thirty seven [[Works of Madhvacharya\|Dvaita texts]] are attributed to Madhvacharya.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} Of these, thirteen are [[bhasya]] (review and commentary) on earliest Principal Upanishads,{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}} a ''Madhva-bhasya'' on the foundational text of Vedanta school of Hinduism – [[Brahma Sutras]],{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}} another ''Gita-bhasya'' on [[Bhagavad Gita]],{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}}{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} a commentary on forty hymns of the [[Rigveda]], a review of the [[Mahabharata]] in poetic style, a commentary called ''Bhagavata-tatparya-nirnaya'' on [[Bhagavata Purana]].{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} Apart from these, Madhva is also attributed for authoring many [[stotra]]s, poems and texts on [[bhakti]] of Vishnu and his [[avatar]]s.{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011}}{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xvi}}{{Sfn\|Bryant\|2007\|pp=358–361}} The ''Anu-Vyakhyana'', a supplement to Madhvacharya's commentary on Brahma Sutras, is his masterpiece, states Sharma.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xvi}}

	While being a profusely productive writer, Madhvacharya restricted the access to and distribution of his works to outsiders who were not part of Dvaita school, according to Sarma.{{refn\|group=note\|Quote from Bartley: Madhvacharya, the founder, prohibited outsiders from reading certain texts and from learning from teachers. These restrictions on eligibility, it is claimed, "insulated his position from criticism and evaluation."<ref name=cbartleyr126>Christopher Bartley (2007), Review: Epistemologies and the Limitations of Philosophical Enquiry: Doctrine in Madhva Vedanta by Deepak Sarma, Philosophy East & West Volume 57, Number 1, pages 126–128</ref>}} However, this is inconsistent with the known history of extensive medieval Vedantic debates on religious ideas in India which included Dvaita school's ideas.<ref name=cbartleyr126/>		While being a profusely productive writer, Madhvacharya restricted the access to and distribution of his works to outsiders who were not part of Dvaita school, according to Sarma.{{refn\|group=note\|Quote from Bartley: Madhvacharya, the founder, prohibited outsiders from reading certain texts and from learning from teachers. These restrictions on eligibility, it is claimed, "insulated his position from criticism and evaluation."<ref name=cbartleyr126>Christopher Bartley (2007), Review: Epistemologies and the Limitations of Philosophical Enquiry: Doctrine in Madhva Vedanta by Deepak Sarma, Philosophy East & West Volume 57, Number 1, pages 126–128</ref>}} However, Bartley disagrees and states that this is inconsistent with the known history of extensive medieval Vedantic debates on religious ideas in India which included Dvaita school's ideas.<ref name=cbartleyr126/>

	==Madhva's philosophy==		==Madhva's philosophy==

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	Thirty seven [[Works of Madhvacharya\|Dvaita texts]] are attributed to Madhvacharya.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} Of these, thirteen are [[bhasya]] (review and commentary) on earliest Principal Upanishads,{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}} a ''Madhva-bhasya'' on the foundational text of Vedanta school of Hinduism – [[Brahma Sutras]],{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}} another ''Gita-bhasya'' on [[Bhagavad Gita]],{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}}{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} a commentary on forty hymns of the [[Rigveda]], a review of the [[Mahabharata]] in poetic style, a commentary called ''Bhagavata-tatparya-nirnaya'' on [[Bhagavata Purana]].{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} Apart from these, Madhva is also attributed for authoring many [[stotra]]s, poems and texts on [[bhakti]] of Vishnu and his [[avatar]]s.{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011}}{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xvi}}{{Sfn\|Bryant\|2007\|pp=358–361}} The ''Anu-Vyakhyana'', a supplement to Madhvacharya's commentary on Brahma Sutras, is his masterpiece, states Sharma.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xvi}}		Thirty seven [[Works of Madhvacharya\|Dvaita texts]] are attributed to Madhvacharya.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} Of these, thirteen are [[bhasya]] (review and commentary) on earliest Principal Upanishads,{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}} a ''Madhva-bhasya'' on the foundational text of Vedanta school of Hinduism – [[Brahma Sutras]],{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}} another ''Gita-bhasya'' on [[Bhagavad Gita]],{{Sfn\|Jones\|Ryan\|2006\|p=266}}{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} a commentary on forty hymns of the [[Rigveda]], a review of the [[Mahabharata]] in poetic style, a commentary called ''Bhagavata-tatparya-nirnaya'' on [[Bhagavata Purana]].{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1994\|p=372}} Apart from these, Madhva is also attributed for authoring many [[stotra]]s, poems and texts on [[bhakti]] of Vishnu and his [[avatar]]s.{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011}}{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xvi}}{{Sfn\|Bryant\|2007\|pp=358–361}} The ''Anu-Vyakhyana'', a supplement to Madhvacharya's commentary on Brahma Sutras, is his masterpiece, states Sharma.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xvi}}

	While being a profusely productive writer, Madhvacharya restricted the access to and distribution of his works to outsiders who were not part of Dvaita school, according to Sarma.{{refn\|group=note\|Quote from Bartley: Madhvacharya, the founder, prohibited outsiders from reading certain texts and from learning from teachers. These restrictions on eligibility, it is claimed, "insulated his position from criticism and evaluation."<ref name=cbartleyr126>Christopher Bartley (2007), Review: Epistemologies and the Limitations of Philosophical Enquiry: Doctrine in Madhva Vedanta by Deepak Sarma, Philosophy East & West Volume 57, Number 1, pages 126–128</ref>}} However, ~~Bartley disagrees and states that~~ this is inconsistent with the known history of extensive medieval Vedantic debates on religious ideas in India which included Dvaita school's ideas.<ref name=cbartleyr126/>		While being a profusely productive writer, Madhvacharya restricted the access to and distribution of his works to outsiders who were not part of Dvaita school, according to Sarma.{{refn\|group=note\|Quote from Bartley: Madhvacharya, the founder, prohibited outsiders from reading certain texts and from learning from teachers. These restrictions on eligibility, it is claimed, "insulated his position from criticism and evaluation."<ref name=cbartleyr126>Christopher Bartley (2007), Review: Epistemologies and the Limitations of Philosophical Enquiry: Doctrine in Madhva Vedanta by Deepak Sarma, Philosophy East & West Volume 57, Number 1, pages 126–128</ref>}} However, this is inconsistent with the known history of extensive medieval Vedantic debates on religious ideas in India which included Dvaita school's ideas.<ref name=cbartleyr126/>

	==Madhva's philosophy==		==Madhva's philosophy==

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	==Interpretations==		==Interpretations==
	Madhvacharya is said to have quoted some verses from his unique revisions of scriptures. Also, he is said to have quoted many unique books like ''Kamatha Sruti''. The interpretation of Balittha Sukta by Madhvacharya and his followers to prove that Madhvacharya was an incarnation of Vayu is considered highly unique by standard commentaries on them ~~like [[Sayana]] and [[Horace Hayman Wilson]]~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gosai.com/writings/the-divinity-of-sri-caitanya-mahaprabhu-0/\|title=Madhvacharya's uniqueness\|website=gosai.com\|language=en\|access-date=2020-09-21\|archive-date=24 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924115603/https://gosai.com/writings/the-divinity-of-sri-caitanya-mahaprabhu-0\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Madhvacharya is said to have quoted some verses from his unique revisions of scriptures. Also, he is said to have quoted many unique books like ''Kamatha Sruti''. The interpretation of Balittha Sukta by Madhvacharya and his followers to prove that Madhvacharya was an incarnation of Vayu is considered highly unique by standard commentaries on them.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gosai.com/writings/the-divinity-of-sri-caitanya-mahaprabhu-0/\|title=Madhvacharya's uniqueness\|website=gosai.com\|language=en\|access-date=2020-09-21\|archive-date=24 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924115603/https://gosai.com/writings/the-divinity-of-sri-caitanya-mahaprabhu-0\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Works of Madhvacharya==		==Works of Madhvacharya==

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	==Career==		==Career==
	Madhvacharya established ~~[[Ashta~~ ~~Mathas of Udupi\|Ashtamathas]]~~ (monastery) dedicated to Dvaita philosophy, ~~which are present in Udupi and appointed 8 yathis to regulate the worship of Krishna in Udupi~~ however his lineage of students became the sanctuary for a series of Dvaita scholars such as [[Jayatirtha]], [[Sripadaraja]], [[Vyasatirtha]], [[Vadiraja Tirtha]], [[Raghuttama Tirtha]], [[Raghavendra Tirtha]] and [[Satyanatha Tirtha]] who followed in the footsteps of Madhva.{{Sfn\|Dehsen\|1999\|p=118}}{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011\|p=see Canonical Sources section}}		Madhvacharya never established a ''matha'' (monastery) dedicated to Dvaita philosophy, however his lineage of students became the sanctuary for a series of Dvaita scholars such as [[Jayatirtha]], [[Sripadaraja]], [[Vyasatirtha]], [[Vadiraja Tirtha]], [[Raghuttama Tirtha]], [[Raghavendra Tirtha]] and [[Satyanatha Tirtha]] who followed in the footsteps of Madhva.{{Sfn\|Dehsen\|1999\|p=118}}{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011\|p=see Canonical Sources section}}

	A number of hagiographies have been written by Madhva's disciples and followers. Of these, the most referred to and most authentic is the sixteen cantos Sanskrit biography ''Madhvavijaya'' by [[Narayana Panditacharya]] – son of Trivikrama Pandita, who himself was a disciple of Madhva.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|pp=xv–xvii}}		A number of hagiographies have been written by Madhva's disciples and followers. Of these, the most referred to and most authentic is the sixteen cantos Sanskrit biography ''Madhvavijaya'' by [[Narayana Panditacharya]] – son of Trivikrama Pandita, who himself was a disciple of Madhva.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|pp=xv–xvii}}

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	==Career==		==Career==
	Madhvacharya ~~never~~ established a ~~''matha''~~ (monastery) dedicated to Dvaita philosophy, however his lineage of students became the sanctuary for a series of Dvaita scholars such as [[Jayatirtha]], [[Sripadaraja]], [[Vyasatirtha]], [[Vadiraja Tirtha]], [[Raghuttama Tirtha]], [[Raghavendra Tirtha]] and [[Satyanatha Tirtha]] who followed in the footsteps of Madhva.{{Sfn\|Dehsen\|1999\|p=118}}{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011\|p=see Canonical Sources section}}		Madhvacharya established [[Ashta Mathas of Udupi\|Ashtamathas]] (monastery) dedicated to Dvaita philosophy, which are present in Udupi and appointed 8 yathis to regulate the worship of Krishna in Udupi however his lineage of students became the sanctuary for a series of Dvaita scholars such as [[Jayatirtha]], [[Sripadaraja]], [[Vyasatirtha]], [[Vadiraja Tirtha]], [[Raghuttama Tirtha]], [[Raghavendra Tirtha]] and [[Satyanatha Tirtha]] who followed in the footsteps of Madhva.{{Sfn\|Dehsen\|1999\|p=118}}{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011\|p=see Canonical Sources section}}

	A number of hagiographies have been written by Madhva's disciples and followers. Of these, the most referred to and most authentic is the sixteen cantos Sanskrit biography ''Madhvavijaya'' by [[Narayana Panditacharya]] – son of Trivikrama Pandita, who himself was a disciple of Madhva.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|pp=xv–xvii}}		A number of hagiographies have been written by Madhva's disciples and followers. Of these, the most referred to and most authentic is the sixteen cantos Sanskrit biography ''Madhvavijaya'' by [[Narayana Panditacharya]] – son of Trivikrama Pandita, who himself was a disciple of Madhva.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|pp=xv–xvii}}

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	'''Madhvacharya''' ({{IAST3\|Madhvācārya}}; {{IPA-sa\|mɐdʱʋaːˈtɕaːrjɐ\|pron}}; 1199–1278 CE<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Madhva \| title=Madhva \| Hindu philosopher \| Britannica \| access-date=9 September 2018 \| archive-date=21 July 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721134724/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Madhva \| url-status=live }}</ref> or 1238–1317 CE{{sfn\|Sharma\|2000\|p=103}}), also known as '''Purna Prajna''' ({{IAST3\|Pūrṇa-Prajña}}) and '''Ānanda Tīrtha''', was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''[[Dvaita]]'' (dualism) school of [[Vedanta]].{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xv}}{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011}} Madhva called his philosophy ''[[Dvaita Vedanta\|Tattvavāda]]'' meaning "arguments from a realist viewpoint".{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011}}		'''Madhvacharya''' ({{IAST3\|Madhvācārya}}; {{IPA\|sa\|mɐdʱʋaːˈtɕaːrjɐ\|pron}}; 1199–1278 CE<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Madhva \| title=Madhva \| Hindu philosopher \| Britannica \| access-date=9 September 2018 \| archive-date=21 July 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721134724/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Madhva \| url-status=live }}</ref> or 1238–1317 CE{{sfn\|Sharma\|2000\|p=103}}), also known as '''Purna Prajna''' ({{IAST3\|Pūrṇa-Prajña}}) and '''Ānanda Tīrtha''', was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''[[Dvaita]]'' (dualism) school of [[Vedanta]].{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xv}}{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011}} Madhva called his philosophy ''[[Dvaita Vedanta\|Tattvavāda]]'' meaning "arguments from a realist viewpoint".{{Sfn\|Stoker\|2011}}

	Madhvacharya was born at [[Pajaka]] near [[Udupi]] on the west coast of [[Karnataka]] state in 13th-century India.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|pp=xv–xvii}} As a teenager, he became a [[Sannyasa\|Sanyasi]] (monk) joining Brahma-sampradaya [[guru]] Achyutapreksha, of the Ekadandi order.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xv}}{{Sfn\|Sheridan\|1991\|p= 117}} Madhva studied the classics of [[Hindu philosophy]], and wrote commentaries on the [[Principal Upanishads]], the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' and the [[Brahma Sutras]] (''[[Prasthanatrayi]]''),{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xv}} and is credited with thirty seven works in [[Sanskrit]].{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xv–xvi}} His writing style was of extreme brevity and condensed expression. His greatest work is considered to be the ''[[Anuvyakhyana]]'', a philosophical supplement to his [[bhasya]] on the [[Brahma Sutras]] composed with a poetic structure.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|pp=xv–xvii}} In some of his works, he proclaimed himself to be an avatar of [[Vayu]], the son of god [[Vishnu]].{{Sfn\|Sarma\|2000\|p=20 with footnotes 3 and 4}}<ref name=skhk177>Sabapathy Kulandran and Hendrik Kraemer (2004), Grace in Christianity and Hinduism, James Clarke, {{ISBN\|978-0227172360}}, pages 177–179</ref>		Madhvacharya was born at [[Pajaka]] near [[Udupi]] on the west coast of [[Karnataka]] state in 13th-century India.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|pp=xv–xvii}} As a teenager, he became a [[Sannyasa\|Sanyasi]] (monk) joining Brahma-sampradaya [[guru]] Achyutapreksha, of the Ekadandi order.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xv}}{{Sfn\|Sheridan\|1991\|p= 117}} Madhva studied the classics of [[Hindu philosophy]], and wrote commentaries on the [[Principal Upanishads]], the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' and the [[Brahma Sutras]] (''[[Prasthanatrayi]]''),{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xv}} and is credited with thirty seven works in [[Sanskrit]].{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|p=xv–xvi}} His writing style was of extreme brevity and condensed expression. His greatest work is considered to be the ''[[Anuvyakhyana]]'', a philosophical supplement to his [[bhasya]] on the [[Brahma Sutras]] composed with a poetic structure.{{Sfn\|Sharma\|1962\|pp=xv–xvii}} In some of his works, he proclaimed himself to be an avatar of [[Vayu]], the son of god [[Vishnu]].{{Sfn\|Sarma\|2000\|p=20 with footnotes 3 and 4}}<ref name=skhk177>Sabapathy Kulandran and Hendrik Kraemer (2004), Grace in Christianity and Hinduism, James Clarke, {{ISBN\|978-0227172360}}, pages 177–179</ref>