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गुरुपरंपराः वेदान्तसंप्रदायस्य (guruparaṃparāḥ vedāntasaṃpradāyasya – preceptor lineages of final-wisdom tradition)

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            Let us now pay homage to the  गुरुपरंपराः  (guruparaṃparāḥ -  preceptor lineages )   constituting a huge community of  प्रकृष्ट पूर्वाचार्याः  (prakṛṣṭa pūrvācāryāḥ - eminent senior preceptors)  who formally established and  propagated  various doctrines of   उत्तरमीमांसवेदान्तदर्शनाः   (uttaramīmāṃsavedāntadarśanāḥ –  posterior inquiry final wisdom philosophies) .    

केवलाद्वैतवेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन     (kevalādvaitavedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – absolute non-dualistic final wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy):

This school was formally established by  श्री आदिशंकराचार्यभगवत्पाद  ( śrī   ādiśaṃkarācāryabhagavatpāda ) under the  स्मार्तमतसंप्रदाय   (smārtamatasaṃpradāya) , although he was not the original founder of the same.  श्री   आदिशंकराचार्यभगवत्पाद   (śrī ādiśaṃkarācāryabhagavatpāda),  according to the orthodox  वैदिकसंप्रदाय   (vaidikasaṃpradāya   – vedic tradition) , is not considered as a mere  माणुष्यगुरु   (māṇuṣyaguru – human    preceptor)  but rather, as the  साक्षात्   अवतार   ईश्वरस्य   (sākṣāt avatāra īśvarasya – direct incarnation of god) .

For instance, it is a widely accepted belief that the  जगद्गुरु   (jagadguru – universal preceptor)  is none other than the  देवमीढांश   श्री   परमशिवस्य   (devamīḍhāṃśa śrī paramaśivasya –god-begotten fractal of Lord Parama-Shiva) .This fact is testified by various scriptures including the traditional hagiographical treatises on the saint. For example, the following verses from the sacred  शिवरहस्यपुराण   (śivarahasyapurāṇa)  categorically testifies thus:


Original Transliteration Translation
पापकर्मैकनिरतां विरतान् सर्वकर्मसु॥
वर्णाश्रमपरिभ्रष्टान् धर्मप्रस्रवान् जनान्।
कल्यब्धौ मज्जमानांस्तान् दृष्टवानुक्रोशतोम्बिके॥
मदंशजातं देवेशि कलावपि तपोदनम्।
केरलेषु तदा विप्रं जनयामि महेश्वरि॥
….
तेषामुत्पाटनार्थाय सृजामीशे मदम्शतः॥
केरले शशलग्रामे विप्रपतन्यां मदंशतः।
भविष्यति महदेवि शङ्कराख्यो द्विजोत्तमः॥
उपनीतस्तदा मात्रा वेदान् साङ्गान् ग्रहिष्यति।
 		pāpakarmaikaniratāṃ viratān sarvakarmasu॥
varṇāśramaparibhraṣṭān dharmaprasravān janān।
kalyabdhau majjamānāṃstān dṛṣṭavānukrośatombike॥
madaṃśajātaṃ deveśi kalāvapi tapodanam।
keraleṣu tadā vipraṃ janayāmi maheśvari॥

teṣāmutpāṭanārthāya sṛjāmīśe madamśataḥ॥
kerale śaśalagrāme viprapatanyāṃ madaṃśataḥ।
bhaviṣyati mahadevi śaṅkarākhyo dvijottamaḥ॥
upanītastadā mātrā vedān sāṅgān grahiṣyati।
Observing the people bent upon committing sins, disinterested in all the rites, having fallen of from the regulations of class and stages of life, sliding down from righteousness, with compassion on them , O Ambika, Deviśi, Maheśvari, I shall from my own part, cause the birth of a pious brahmin in Kerala.
….
In order to destroy them O Ishvari, I shall part from my own and create: a pious brahmin by name Śankara shall be born in Kerala in Śaśalagrāma, from (the womb of) a brahmin’s wife. Getting the sacred thread from his mother, he will grasp the Vedas and Vedaṅgas.

-translation by Dr. H. Ramachandra Swami (Adyatma Prakasha Karyalaya)
Sanskrit Reference: शिवरहस्यपुराण (śivarahasyapurāṇa)

 

Again,  श्री अनन्तानन्दगिरि   (śrī anantānandagiri)   in his famous  अनन्तानन्दगिरीयशंकरविजय  (anantānandagirīyaśaṃkaravijaya)  also  clearly establishes this fact that  श्री आदिशंकराचार्यभगवत्पाद   (śrī ādiśaṃkarācāryabhagavatpāda)   was non other than the  अंशावतारपरमशिवस्य   (aṃśāvatāraparamaśivasya – partial incarnation of Lord Parama Shiva) .

       In fact, not only the  श्री   आदिशंकराचार्यभगवत्पाद   (śrī ādiśaṃkarācāryabhagavatpāda),  but the entire  गुरुपरंपरा स्मार्तमतसंप्रदायस्य   (guruparaṃparā smārtamatasaṃpradāyasya – preceptor-lineage of Smarta theological tradition)    has direct divine association as depicted in the below chart:



For example, the  गुरुपरंपरा  (guruparaṃparā – preceptor-lineage)  depicted in the above chart is endorsed in the  गुरुवंशकाव्य  (guruvaṃśakāvya)   which is a famous treatise written by  श्री काशी लक्ष्मणशास्त्री  (śrī kāśī lakṣmaṇaśāstrī)  traces the following  गुरुपरंपरा  (guruparaṃparā – preceptor-lineage)  with respect to the  श्री शृङ्गेरी   शारदा पीठं   ( śrī śṛṅgerī śāradā pīṭhaṁ- shri shringeri sharada pitham).


Original Transliteration Translation
यस्त्रारकं प्रददते सनकादियोगिवन्द्याकृतिः स शिव आदिगुरुः प्रतीतः।
नारायणस्तत उअदञ्चिततच्ववोधः पद्मासनोऽथ तदनुग्रह भागवभूव॥
छात्रो वसिष्ठ्मुनिरस्य स यो व्यजेष्ट ब्राह्मं बलं प्रकटयन्कुशिकात्मजातम्।
शिष्योऽस्य शक्तिरभवद्धृतमन्त्रशक्तिः शिष्यः पराशरमुनिः समभूदमुष्य॥
विख्यातिमान्समभवत्तत् आत्तवोधो व्यासोमहर्षिरपि यो विवभाज वेदान्।
अष्टदशापि च पुराणगिरः समस्थाः येनाखिलैकगुरुणैव जगत्सु रेजः॥
येनाद्भूता विरचिता वरसूत्रमाला ब्रह्मावभोधिवचनार्थमणीगणाढ्या।
भाष्यं व्यध्यायि च पतञ्जली भाषितस्य येन व्यभासि भुवि भारतवाक्यसारः॥
तद्वाक्यकल्पतरुसंभवच्वबोध भूयःफलग्रहकृते शुकवत्प्रवण्यर्थः।
यस्यां शुकोऽस्य वरशिष्य उद्दैदुदारो यह्ब्रह्मचर्यमखिलाप्सरसोऽस्तियातृ॥
श्रीगौडपादमुनिरस्य विभासते स्मच्छात्रोऽजियष्ट विभुधानापि गौडगाण्यः।
तच्वोपदेशविषयान्विदधे प्रबन्धा नाचार्य आद्यविदितोऽत्र महान्हि पङ्न्कौ॥
गोविन्दपादमुनिरस्य चकास्ति शिष्यो यस्यावभाति पगवद्पदमन्वितार्थम्।
विन्दन्य उत्तमगवीर्विहितार्थनामा ज्ञेयान्यवैतुममुमेमि तमञ्चसेति॥
 		yastrārakaṃ pradadate sanakādiyogivandyākṛtiḥ sa śiva ādiguruḥ pratītaḥ।
nārāyaṇastata uadañcitatacvavodhaḥ padmāsano'tha tadanugraha bhāgavabhūva॥
chātro vasiṣṭhmunirasya sa yo vyajeṣṭa brāhmaṃ balaṃ prakaṭayankuśikātmajātam।
śiṣyo'sya śaktirabhavaddhṛtamantraśaktiḥ śiṣyaḥ parāśaramuniḥ samabhūdamuṣya॥
vikhyātimānsamabhavattat āttavodho vyāsomaharṣirapi yo vivabhāja vedān।
aṣṭadaśāpi ca purāṇagiraḥ samasthāḥ yenākhilaikaguruṇaiva jagatsu rejaḥ॥
yenādbhūtā viracitā varasūtramālā brahmāvabhodhivacanārthamaṇīgaṇāḍhyā।
bhāṣyaṃ vyadhyāyi ca patañjalī bhāṣitasya yena vyabhāsi bhuvi bhāratavākyasāraḥ॥
tadvākyakalpatarusaṃbhavacvabodha bhūyaḥphalagrahakṛte śukavatpravaṇyarthaḥ।
yasyāṃ śuko'sya varaśiṣya uddaidudāro yahbrahmacaryamakhilāpsaraso'stiyātṛ॥
śrīgauḍapādamunirasya vibhāsate smacchātro'jiyaṣṭa vibhudhānāpi gauḍagāṇyaḥ।
tacvopadeśaviṣayānvidadhe prabandhā nācārya ādyavidito'tra mahānhi paṅnkau॥
govindapādamunirasya cakāsti śiṣyo yasyāvabhāti pagavadpadamanvitārtham।
vindanya uttamagavīrvihitārthanāmā jñeyānyavaitumamumemi tamañcaseti॥
Sanskrit Reference: गुरुवंशकाव्य (guruvaṃśakāvya)

    A similar ineage is also mentioned in the  गुरुरत्नमाल   (gururatnamāla)  - a famous treatise composed by His Holiness  श्री सदाशिव ब्रह्मेन्द्र सरस्वती  (śrī sadāśiva brahmendra sarasvatī)   who was the  षट्पञ्चाश पीठाधिपति श्रीकाञ्चिकामकोटि पीठस्य  (ṣaṭpañcāśa pīṭhādhipati śrīkāñcikāmakoṭi pīṭhasya – fifthy-sixth pontiff ofSri Kanchi Kamakoti Pitham)
   While the above chart depicts the overall  गुरुपरंपरा स्मार्तमतसंप्रदायस्य   (guruparaṃparā smārtamatasaṃpradāyasya – preceptor-lineage of Smarta theological tradition) ,  from a philosophical standpoint of advocators of the  केवलाद्वैतवेदान्तदर्शन   (kevalādtvaitavedāntadarśana – absolute non-dualistic final-wisdom philosophy) ,  the  गुरुपरंपरा  ( guruparaṃparā – preceptor lineage )  can be classified as follows: 

    

   

अमानया विद्यामठ   (amānāya vidyāmaṭha – traditional / orthodox monastic schools)

     Again, the  जगत्गुरु    (j agatguru  -  world teacher)  through his  दिग्विजययात्र   ( digvijayayātra – global conquest pilgrimage)  by travelling across the length and breadth of  भारतव्रश   ( bhāratavraśa – Indian sub-continent)  including the four directional corners of India viz.  चार्धाम्   ( cārdhām – four abodes) . Eventually, he is known to have established  आम्नायविद्यामठाः   ( āmnāyavidyāmaṭhāḥ – traditional monastraries)  across India. He then formally designated chosen four of his principle disciples, entrusting them the responsibility of heading and manage these establishments.  मठांनायसेतु महाणुशासनं  (maṭhāṃnāyasetu mahāṇuśāsanaṃ - monastic order league commandment)   is traditionally important treatise governing the by-laws of the  आम्नायविद्यामठाः   ( āmnāyavidyāmaṭhāḥ – traditional monastraries).      

     Here, the  लक्षण सन्यासससंप्रदाय  (lakṣaṇa saṃyāsasaṃpradāyasya – nature of ascetic tradition)   formally established by  श्री   आदिशंकराचार्यभगवत्पाद   (śrī ādiśaṃkarācāryabhagavatpāda)  is technically called as  एकदण्डि संयाससंप्रदाय  (ekadaṇḍi saṃyāsasaṃpradāya – single staff scetic tradition)   which is further sub-classified by him into a nomenclature having ten kinds of sub-titles technically called as  दशनामी सम्प्रदाय   (daśanāmī sampradaya – ten names tradition).  And as indicated in the above table, these  दशनामी सम्प्रदाय   (daśanāmī sampradaya – ten names tradition)  is further mapped with the  आम्नायविद्यामठाः   ( āmnāyavidyāmaṭhāḥ – traditional monastraries).   Interestingly, each  नाम संन्यासिनस्य  (nāma saṃnyāsinasya – name of ascetic)   is also mapped to a specific   मुख्योपनिषद्  (mukhyopaniṣad – principal upanishad) ,  as indicated in the table below:


Category

गोवर्धन   पिठं  (govardhana piṭhaṁ)

श्री   शारदा   पीठं  (śrī śāradā pīṭhaṁ)

द्वारक   पीठं  (dvāraka pīṭhaṁ)

ज्योतिर्मठ्पीठं  (jyotirmaṭh pīṭhaṁ)

दिक्  (dik - direction)

पूर्व   आम्नाय  (pūrva āmnāya – eastern tradition)

दक्षिन   आम्नाय  (dakṣina āmnāya – southern tradition)

पश्चिम   आम्नाय  (paścima āmnāya – western tradition)  

ज्योतिर्मठ्पीठं  (jyotirmaṭh pīṭhaṁ)

दिव्यदेश  (divyadeśa – sacred space)

जगन्नाथ्   पूरि  (jagannāth pūri)

शृङ्गेरी  (śṛṅgerī)

द्वारक  (dvāraka)  

बदरी  (badarī)

प्रथम   पीठाधिपति  (prathama pīṭhādhipati – first chairperson)

आचार्य   पद्मपाद  (ācārya padmapāda)

सुरेश्वराचार्य  ( sureśvarācārya )  

हस्तामलकाचार्य  (hastāmalakācārya)  

तोटकाचार्य  (toṭakācārya)

वेदसंहिता  (vedasaṃhitā – vedic corpus)

ऋग्वेदसंहिता  (ṛgvedasaṃhitā)

यजुर्वेदसंहिता  (yajurvedasaṁhitā)

सामवेदसंहिता  (sāmavedasaṁhitā

अथर्वणवेदसंहिता   (atharvaṇavedasaṁhitā)

महावाक्य  (mahāvākya – supreme vedict)

प्रज्ञानम्   ब्रह्म  (prajñānam brahma – God is absolute wisdom)

अहं   ब्रह्मास्मि  (ahaṁ brahmāsmi - I am Divine)

 

तत्   त्वम्   असि  (tat tvam asi - thou art that)

अयम्   आत्मा   ब्रह्म  (ayam ātmā brahma - this self is God)

संप्रदाय  (saṃpradāya - tradition)

भोग्वार्   संप्रदाय  (bhogvār saṃpradāya)

रामेशवर् र्संप्रदाय  (rāmeśavar saṃpradāya – insect tradition)

कीट्वा र्संप्रदाय  (kīṭvār saṃpradāya – insect tradition)

आनन्द्वार्   संप्रदाय  (ānandvār saṃpradāya)

अधिकारदेव   (adhikāradeva – presiding god)

श्रीमन् जगन्नाथ्   (śrīman jagannāth)

श्रीमन् आदिवराह   (śrīman ādivarāha)

श्रीमन् सिद्धेश्वर   (śrīman siddheśvara)

श्रीमन् नारायण   (śrīman nārāyaṇa)

अधिकादेवी   (adhikāradevī – presiding goddess)

श्रीमती   विमल   (śrīmati vimala)

श्रीमती   सरस्वती   (śrīmati sarasvatī)

श्रीमती   भद्रकाली   (śrīmati bhadrakālī)

श्रीमती   पुण्यगिरी   (śrīmati puṇyagirī)

महऋषिमुनिगोत्र   (mahaṛṣimunigotra – supreme-seer-sage genus)

कश्यपमहऋषि   (kaśyapamahaṛṣi)

भूर्भुवःमहऋषि   (bhūrbhuvaḥmahaṛṣi)

 

आविगत्महऋषि   (āvigatmahaṛṣi)

भृगमहऋषि   (bhṛgamahaṛṣi)

पुण्यतीर्थ   (puṇyatīrtha – sacred stream)

महोदधि   (mahodadhi)

तुङ्गबद्र   (tuṅgabadra)

गोमथी   (gomathī)

अलक्नन्द   (alaknanda)

नाम ब्रह्मचारिनाश्रमस्य   (nāma brahmacārināśramasya – name of celibate stage)

प्रकाश   (prakāśa - effulgence)

चैतन्य   (caitanya - consciousness)

स्वरूप   (svarūpa – inherent nature)

आनन्द   (ānanda- bliss)

नाम संन्यासिनस्य   (nāma saṃnyāsinasya – name of ascetic)

तीर्थ   संन्यासिन्   (tirtha sanyāsin – stream ascetic),

आश्रम   संन्यासिन्   (āśrama sanyāsin – hermit ascetic)

सरस्वती   संन्यासिन्   (sarasvatī sanyāsin),

भरती   संन्यासिन्   (bharatī sanyāsin – ascetic without bondage),

पूरि   संन्यासिन्   (pūri sanyāsin- town ascetic)


The following table traces important गुरुपरंपरा स्मार्तमतसंप्रदायस्य ( guruparaṃparā smārtamatasaṃpradāyasya – perecptor-lineage of Smarta theological tradition )  and the  आम्नाय विद्यामठ ( āmnāya vidyāmaṭha – traditional / orthodox monastic schools)  established by them.


       गुरु परम्पर   (guru parampara – preceptor lineage)

·         श्री गौडपादाचार्य   (śrī gauḍapādācārya)

·         श्री गोविन्दपादाचार्य   (śrī govindapādācārya)

·         श्री आदिशंकराचार्यभगवत्पाद   (śrī ādiśaṃkarācāryabhagavatpāda)

 

श्री काञ्चीकामकोटिपीठं  (śrī kāñcī kāmakoṭi pīṭhaṁ)

 

श्री शारदापीठं  (śrī śāradāpīṭhaṁ)

 

श्री द्वारकपीठं  (śrī dvārakapīṭhaṁ)

श्री ज्योतिर्मठ्पीठं

(śrījyotirmaṭh pīṭhaṁ)

 

श्री गोवर्धनपिठं  (śrī govardhana piṭhaṁ)

 

श्री आदिशंकराचार्यभगवत्पाद   (śrī ādiśaṃkarācāryabhagavatpāda)

 

श्री सुरेश्वराचार्य   (śrī sureśvarācārya)

श्री हस्तामलकाचार्य   (śrī hastāmalakācārya) 

 

श्री तोटकाचार्य   (śrī toṭakācārya)

 

श्री पद्मपादाचार्य   (śrī padmapādācārya)

श्री सुरेश्वराचार्य   (śrī sureśvarācārya)

 

श्री नित्य बोधगन   (śrī nitya bodhagana)

 

 

 

श्री सर्वज्ञात्म   (śrī sarvajñātma)

श्री ईश्वर तीर्थ   (śrī īśvara tīrtha)

 

 

 

 

श्री   विद्यातीर्थ   (śrī vidyātīrtha)

 

 

 

 

श्री   विद्यारन्य   (śrī vidyāranya)

 

 

 

श्री चन्द्रशेकरेन्द्र सरस्वती   (śrī candraśekarendra sarasvatī) /  ஸ்ரீ மகாபெரியவா (sri magaa periyavaa)

श्री   चन्द्रशेकर   भारति   (śrī candraśekara bhārati)

 

 

 


विशिष्टाद्वैत वेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन (viśiṣṭādvaita vedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – qualified non-dualistic final wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy):  

  We shall look at the  गुरुपरंपरा श्रीवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य  ( guruparaṃparā śrīvaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāyasya – preceptor-lineage of Sri Vaishnava theological tradition)  which is philosophically preaching the  विशिष्टाद्वैतदर्शन   ( viśiṣṭādvaitadarśana – qualified non-dualistic philosophy ).







    परमाचार्य श्री वेदान्तदेशिकाचार्य   (paramācārya śrī vedāntadeśikācārya)   in his famous poetic treatise by name   அதிகாரசங்கிரகம்   (adikārasaṅgiragam)  pays homage to  the  गुरुपरंपरा श्रीवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य   ( guruparaṃparā śrīvaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāyasya – perecptor-lineage of Sri Vaishnava theological tradition). 

Original Transliteration Translation
என்னுயிர்தந்தளித்தவரைச் சரணம்புக்கி
யானடைவே அவர்குருக்கள்ணிரைவணங்கிப்
பின்னரளாற்பெரும்பூதூர்வந்த வள்ளல்
பெரியநம்பி ஆளவந்தார் மணக்கா னம்பி
நன்னெறியை யவர்க்குரைத்த வுய்யக்கொண்டார்
நாதமுனி சடகோபன்சேனைநாத
னின்னமுதத்திருமகளென்றிவரை முன்னிட்டு
எம்பெருமான் திருவடிகளடைகின்றேனே. 		eṉṉuyirtantaḷittavaraic caraṇampukki
yāṉaṭaivē avarkurukkaḷṇiraivaṇaṅkip
piṉṉaraḷāṟperumpūtūrvanta vaḷḷal
periyanampi āḷavantār maṇakkā ṉampi
naṉṉeṟiyai yavarkkuraitta vuyyakkoṇṭār
nātamuṉi caṭakōpaṉcēṉaināta
ṉiṉṉamutattirumakaḷeṉṟivarai muṉṉiṭṭu
emperumāṉ tiruvaṭikaḷaṭaikiṉṟēṉē.
Having prostrated before my preceptor who has given me spiritual life, and having rendered obeisance in turn, to his preceptors, I bow down successively to the compassionate soul of Perumbuttūr (Śrī Rāmānuja), then to Śrī Periyanambi (Śrī Mahāpūrnā), further on to Śrī Ālavantār (Śrī Yamunācārya), onwards to his preceptor Śrī Maṇakkāl Nambi (Śrī Rāmamiṣra) then to Śrī Uyyakoṇṭār (Śrī Puṇḍarīkākṣa) who taught him the good path, then to Śrī Nādamuni and then to Śrī Saḍagoppan (Śrī Nam'māḻvār) onwards to Śrī Sēṉainātaṉ (śrī Viṣvakṣenā) further upwards to the gracious and nectar-like goddess Lakṣmī and ultimately reach the Dive Feet of the Supreme Lord (Śrīman Nārāyaṇa).

-translation Dr. R. Parthasarthi
Tamil Reference: அதிகாரசங்கிரகம் (adikārasaṅgiragam) (3)

The  गुरुपरंपरा श्रीवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य   (guruparaṃparā śrīvaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāyasya – perecptor-lineage of Sri Vaishnava theological tradition)  branched into the following two sub-traditions post the era of  श्री रामानुजाचर्य   ( śrī rāmānujācarya) viz.

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उपसंप्रदाय  (upasaṃpradāya – sub-tradition)

मुक्यपरमाचार्य   (mukyaparamācārya – main chief preceptor)

1

வடகலைப்பரம்பரை  /   उत्तरडालपरंपरा   (vaṭakalaipparamparai / uttaraḍālaparaṃparā– northern-branch tradition)

श्री   वेदान्तदेशिकाचार्य  (śrī vedāntadeśikācārya)

2

தென்கலைப்பரம்பரை    /  दक्षिणडलपरंपरा     (thenkalaipparamparai  / dakṣiṇaḍalaparaṃparā–  southern-branch tradition)   

ஸ்ரீ பிள்ளைலோகாசார்யர்  (srī piḷḷail ō k ā c ā ryar)

  While most of the differences between these two branches are regarding ritualistic and operational procedures, there are some key doctrincal differences as well, in terms of  शरणागतिवाद   (śaraṇāgativāda – doctrine of surrender) ,   अधिकार श्रीलक्ष्मीयाः   (adhikāra śrīlakṣmīyāḥ - role of goddess laxmi)  &  लक्षण विष्णुकृपायाः   (lakṣaṇa viṣṇukṛpāyāḥ - natue of Lord Vishnu’s grace) etc. 

I have tried to summarize the key differences between  வடகலைப்பரம்பரை   /  उत्तरडालपरंपरा   (vaṭakalaipparamparai / uttaraḍālaparaṃparā – northern-branch tradition) &  தென்கலைப்பரம்பரை   /  दक्षिणडलपरंपरा   ( thenkalaipparamparai / dakṣiṇaḍalaparaṃparā – southern-branch tradition)   in the following table: 

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வடகலைப்பரம்பரை  /   उत्तरडालपरंपरा   (vaṭakalaipparamparai / uttaraḍālaparaṃparā– northern-branch tradition)

தென்கலைப்பரம்பரை    /  दक्षिणडलपरंपरा     (thenkalaipparamparai  / dakṣiṇaḍalaparaṃparā–  southern-branch tradition)   

A

Doctrinal Differences

A1

शरणागतिवाद   (śaraṇāgativāda – doctrine of surrender)

Both  भक्तिमार्ग   (bhaktimārga – path of devotion)  &  प्रपत्तिमार्ग  (prapattimārga– path of surrender)   are considered, although the former is considered an inferior mode of  शरणागतिवाद   (śaraṇāgati –surrender)

Only  प्रपत्तिमार्ग  (prapattimārga– path of surrender)   is considered

A2.1

अधिकार श्रीलक्ष्मीयाः   (adhikāra śrīlakṣmīyāḥ - role of goddess laxmi)

There is  समाप्तसम्मेलन लक्ष्मीनारायणमध्य  (samāptasammelana lakṣmīnārāyaṇamadhya – perfect equillibrium between Lokshmi and Narayana).

श्री महालक्ष्मी  (śrī mahālakṣmī)  is not considered on par with  श्रीमन् नारयण   (śrīman nārayaṇa)   but only as the highest among the  नित्यसूर्यः   (nityasūryaḥ -eternal seers)

A2.2

श्री महालक्ष्मी  (śrī mahālakṣmī)   is considered to be  सर्वव्यापिन्    (sarvavyāpin - omnipresent)

Not so. She is considered to have only  अणुकव्यापिन्  (aṇukavyāpin – atomic pervasion)

A2.3

श्री महालक्ष्मी  (śrī mahālakṣmī)   is not only the soteriological mediator but She by Herself is also considered to be the  मोक्षोपाय  (mokṣopāya -means to liberation)  just like  श्रीमन् नारयण   (śrīman nārayaṇa).

श्री महालक्ष्मी  (śrī mahālakṣmī)   is defintely a soteriological mediator but  श्रीमन् नारयण   (śrīman nārayaṇa)    is the one and only  मोक्षोपाय  (mokṣopāya -means to liberation)

A3

लक्षण विष्णुकृपायाः   (lakṣaṇa viṣṇukṛpāyāḥ - natue of Lord Vishnu’s grace)

A minumum level of positive human effort is definitely needed to win the   ईश्वरकृपा   (īśvarakṛpā – divine grace)

ईश्वरकृपा   (īśvarakṛpā – divine grace)   is absolutely spontaneous and its flow is purely delivered at His own Will irrespective of the levels of human-efforts      

A4

लक्षण  कैवल्यसमाधेः  (lakṣaṇa kaivalyasamādheḥ - absolute atonement)

कैवल्यसमाधि   (kaivalyasamādhi – absolute atonement)  only results in  विदेहसामीप्यमुक्ति  (videhasāmīpyamukti – incororeal proximity liberation)   since the  मुक्तात्मन्    (muktātman – leiberated soul)   cannot enter  श्रीवैकुण्ठलोक   (śrīvaikuṇṭhaloka)   is elegible to only stay outside but close to it.  

It is also a kind of  विदेहसालोक्यमुक्ति   (videhasālokyamukti – incorporeal same-place liberation)   since the  मुक्तात्मन्    (muktātman – leiberated soul)   can enter  श्रीवैकुण्ठलोक   (śrīvaikuṇṭhaloka)   and eternally live there although it is inferior to  प्रपत्ति  (prapatti – surrender)   is considered  

B

Ritualistic Differences

B1

पादप्रणाम   (pādapraṇāma - prostration)

Recommends  पादप्रणाम   (pādapraṇāma - prostration)  to be performed   multiple times

Recommends  पादप्रणाम   (pādapraṇāma - prostration)  to be performed   once only.

B2

रूपक ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रस्य   (rūpaka ūrdhvapuṇḍrasya- shape of raised emblem )

‘U’ shaped

    



‘Y’ Shaped



B3


  Please be noted that while the  उत्तरडाल गुरुपरंपरा श्रीवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य   ( uttaraḍāla guruparaṃparā śrīvaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāyasya – northern-branch perecptor-lineage of Sri Vaishnava theological tradition)   further gets divided into the following three focus are:  श्रीभाष्यपरम्परा  (śrībhāṣyaparamparā – sacred commentary tradition),  रहस्यपरम्परा  (rahasyaparamparā – esoteric tradition) &  भगवद्परंपरा  (bhagavadparaṃparā – devotional tradition),   there is no such subclassification in the case of  दक्षिणडाल गुरुपरंपरा श्रीवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य   ( dakṣiṇaḍāla guruparaṃparā śrīvaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāyasya – southern-branch preceptor-lineage of Sri Vaishnava theological tradition),  to the best of my knowledge  


The following table summarizes the  गुरुपरंपरा श्रीवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य   (guruparaṃparā śrīvaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāyasya – perecptor-lineage of Sri Vaishnava theological tradition)



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नाम मुख्यपरमचार्यस्य   (nāma mukhyaparamacāryasya – name of chief preceptor)

A1

श्रीमन् नारायण  (śrīman nārāyaṇa)

A2

श्री महालक्ष्मी  (śrī mahālakṣmī)

A3

ஸ்ரீ சேனைநாதன்  /  श्री विश्वक्षेना  ( Srī  S ē ṉainātaṉ / śrī viśvakṣenā )

A4

ஸ்ரீ   சடகோப்பன்  /  நம்மாழ்வார்   /   ( Ś r ī  saṭag ō ppaṉ / nam'māḻvār)

A5

श्री नादमुनि    / ஸ்ரீ நாதமுனி   (śrī nādamuni / srī nādamuṉi)

A6

श्री   पुण्डरीकाक्ष   /  ஸ்ரீ உய்யகொண்டார்    (śrī puṇḍarīkākṣa/ srī uyyakoṇṭār)

A7

श्रीराममिष्र   /  ஸ்ரீ மணக்கால் நம்பி  (śrī rāma miṣra / srī maṇakkāl nambi)

A8

श्री   यमुनाचार्य  /  திரு ஆலவந்தார்  (śrī yamunācārya / tiru ālavantār)

A9

श्री   महापूर्नाचार्य   /  பெரிய நம்பியாண்டார் நம்பி   (śrī mahāpūrnācārya / śrī periya nampiyāṇṭār nambi)

A10

श्री   रामानुजाचर्य   /   எம்பெருமானார்    (śrī rāmānujācarya /  śrī emperumāṉār)

 

வடகலைப்பரம்பரை   (vaṭakalaipparamparai – northern tradition)

 

தென்கலைப்பரம்பரை   (thenkalaipparamparai – southern tradition)

 

 

श्रीभाष्यपरम्परा  (śrībhāṣyaparamparā)

रहस्यपरम्परा  (rahasyaparamparā)

 

भगवद्परंपरा  (bhagavadparaṃparā)

 

11

திருக்குருகைப்பிரான் பிள்ளான்  (tirukkurukaippirāṉ piḷḷāṉ)

ஸ்ரீ கீழம்பி அச்சன்  ( srī kīḻampi accaṉ)

திருக்குருகைப்பிரான் பிள்ளான்  (tirukkurukaippirāṉ piḷḷāṉ)

श्री विष्णुचित्ताचर्य     (śrī viṣṇucittācarya)

12

श्री विष्णुचित्ताचर्य     ( śrī viṣṇucittācarya)

ஸ்ரீ கீழம்பி ராமானுஜன்  ( srī kīḻampi rāmāṉujaṉ)

श्री विष्णुचित्ताचर्य     ( śrī viṣṇucittācarya)

श्री पराशरभट्टाचार्य  (śrī parāśarabhaṭṭācārya)

13

श्रीवत्स्य   वरदाचार्य  (śrīvatsya varadācārya)

ஸ்ரீ கீழம்பி ரங்கராஜன்  ( srī kīḻampi raṅkarājaṉ)

श्रीवत्स्य   वरदाचार्य  (śrīvatsya varadācārya)

ஸ்ரீ நஞ்சீயர்  (srī nañcīyar)

14

ஸ்ரீ கீழம்பி அப்புள்ளார் ( srī kīḻampi appuḷḷār)

ஸ்ரீ கீழம்பி அப்புள்ளார்  ( srī kīḻampi appuḷḷār)

ஸ்ரீ கீழம்பி அப்புள்ளார் ( srī kīḻampi appuḷḷār)

ஸ்ரீ வடக்கு திருவீதி பிள்ளை  (srī vaṭakku tiruvīti piḷḷai)

15

श्री   वेदान्तदेशिकाचार्य  (śrī vedāntadeśikācārya)

श्री   वेदान्तदेशिकाचार्य  (śrī vedāntadeśikācārya)

श्री   वेदान्तदेशिकाचार्य  (śrī vedāntadeśikācārya)

ஸ்ரீ பிள்ளைலோகாசார்யர்  (srī piḷḷail ō k ā c ā ryar)

16

 

 

 

ஸ்ரீ திருவாய்மொழிபிள்ளை  (srī tiruvāymoḻipiḷḷai)

17

 

 

 

ஸ்ரீ மனவாலமாமுனிகள்  (srī maṉavālamāmuṉigaḷ)

A more detailed depiction of the sub-branches in the  गुरुपरंपरा श्रीवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य   (guruparaṃparā śrīvaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāyasya – perecptor-lineage of Sri Vaishnava theological tradition)   is given in the following chart




तत्त्ववाद / द्वैत वेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन (tattvavāda / dvaita vedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – realism / dualistic final wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy ) :  

The पूर्वाचार्याः गुरुपरंपरे श्री मध्वाचार्यस्य (pūrvācāryāḥ guruparaṃpare śrī madhvācāryasya – senior preceptors in the preceptor lineage of Sri Madhvacharya), according to the orthodox account of the ब्रह्मवैष्णवमतसंप्रदाय (brahmavaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāya – brahma vishnava theological tradition ),  include  

·        श्री व्यासमहऋषि ( śrī vyāsamahaṛṣi ),

·        श्री नारदमुनि ( śrī nāradamuni ),  

·        श्री ब्रह्मा (śrī brahmā) &

·        श्रीमन् नारायण  / महाविष्णु (śrīman nārāyaṇa / mahāviṣṇu).



Next, let us look at the अनान्तरीयकशिष्याः श्री मध्वाचार्यस्य   (anāntarīyakaśiṣyāḥ śrī madhvācāryasya – immedeiate disciples of Sri Madhvacharya) include the names of the following आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ - preceptors)

·        श्री अधोक्षजतीर्थाचार्य (śrī adhokṣajatīrthācārya)

·        श्री हृषिकेशतीर्थाचार्य (śrī hṛṣikeśatīrthācārya)

·        श्री नरसिंहतीर्थाचार्य (śrī narasiṃhatīrthācārya)

·        श्री रामतीर्थाचार्य (śrī rāmatīrthācārya)

·        श्री वामनतीर्थाचार्य (śrī vāmanatīrthācārya)

·        श्री जनार्धनतीर्थाचार्य (śrī janārdhanatīrthācārya)

·        श्री पद्मपदतीर्थाचार्य (śrī padmapadatīrthācārya)

The following chart depicts the पूर्वाचार्याः गुरुपरंपरे श्री मध्वाचार्यस्य (pūrvācāryāḥ guruparaṃpare śrī madhvācāryasya –senior preceptors in the  preceptor lineage of Sri Madhvacharya) including his अनान्तरीयकशिष्याः (anāntarīyakaśiṣyāḥ - immediate disciples)



We shall next look at the various मठाः (maṭhāḥ - monastries) formally established in the ब्रह्मवैष्णवमतसंप्रदाय (brahmavaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāya – brahma vishnava theological tradition ) which includes the मूलमठ (mūlamaṭha – main monastry), अष्टतुलुवमठाः (aṣṭatuluvamaṭhāḥ – eight Tulumonastries) & अन्य देशस्थ मठाः (anya deśastha maṭhāḥ - other regional monastries).

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मठ (maṭha –monastry)

प्रथम मठाधिपति (prathama maṭhādhipati – first head of monastry)

A

मूलमठ (mūlamaṭha – main monastry)

A1

मूलमठ (mūlamaṭha – main monastry)

श्री अधोक्षजतीर्थाचार्य (adhokṣajatīrthācārya)

B

अष्टतुलुवमठाः (aṣṭatuluvamaṭhāḥ – eight Tulumonastries)

B1

श्री पेजावर्मठ (śrī pejāvarmaṭha)

श्री अधोक्षजतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī adhokṣajatīrthācārya)

B2

श्री फलिमार्मठ (śrī phalimārmaṭha)

श्री हृकेशतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī hṛkeśatīrthācārya)

B3

श्री अदमार्मठ (śrī adamārmaṭha)

श्री नृसिंहतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī nṛsiṃhatīrthācārya)

B4

श्री पुत्तिगेमठ (śrī puttigemaṭha)

श्री उपेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī upendratīrthācārya)

B5

श्री कुंभासिमठ / सोधेमठ (śrī kuṃbhāsimaṭha / sodhemaṭha)

श्री विष्णुतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī viṣṇutīrthācārya)

B6

श्री कनियूरुमठ (śrī kaniyūrumaṭha)

श्री रामतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī rāmatīrthācārya)

B7

श्री शिरूर्मठ (śrī śirūrmaṭha)

श्री वामनतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī vāmanatīrthācārya)

B8

श्री कृष्णापुरमठ (śrī kṛṣṇāpuramaṭha)

श्री जनार्दनतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī janārdanatīrthācārya)

C

अन्य देशस्थ मठाः (anya deśastha maṭhāḥ - other regional monastries)

C1

श्री उत्तरादिमठ (śrī uttarādimaṭha)

श्री पद्मपदतीर्थाचार्य  / पद्मनाभतीर्थाचार्य (śrī padmapadatīrthācārya / padmanābhatīrthācārya)

C2

श्री व्यासराजमठ (śrī vyāsarājamaṭha)

श्री राजेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī rājendratīrthācārya)

C3

श्री राघवेन्द्रमठ (śrī rāghavendramaṭha)

श्री विभुदेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī vibhudendratīrthācārya)

C4

श्री पादराजमठ (śrī pādarājamaṭha)

श्री पादराजतीर्थाचार्य (śrī pādarājatīrthācārya)

C5

श्री कण्वमठ (śrī kaṇvamaṭha)

श्री माधवतीर्थाचार्य / वेङ्कतेशतीर्थाचार्य (śrī mādhavatīrthācārya / veṅkateśatīrthācārya)

C6

श्री गोकर्ण पर्तगलि जीवोत्तम मठ (śrī gokarṇa partagali jīvottama maṭha)

श्री नारायणतीर्थाचार्य (śrī nārāyaṇatīrthācārya)

C7

श्री कुद्लीमठ (śrī kudlīmaṭha)

 

C8

श्री तंभेहल्लिमठ / श्री मज्जिगेहल्लिमठ (śrī taṃbhehallimaṭha / śrī majjigehallimaṭha)

 

C9

श्री कुन्दर्पूर्मठ (śrī kundarpūrmaṭha)

 

C10

श्री सगरकत्तेमठ (śrī sagarakattemaṭha)

 


Amongst the अन्य देशस्थ मठाः (anya deśastha maṭhāḥ - other regional monastries) listed in the above table, the श्री उत्तरादिमठ (śrī uttarādimaṭha), श्री व्यासराजमठ (śrī vyāsarājamaṭha) & श्री राघवेन्द्रमठ (śrī rāghavendramaṭha) are considered to be the most important मठाः (maṭhāḥ - monastries) and together these three are called मठत्रय अन्यदेशस्थस्य  (maṭhatraya anyadeśasthasya – triple monastries of other regions). 



Similarly, श्री पद्मपदतीर्थाचार्य / पद्मनाभतीर्थाचार्य (śrī padmapadatīrthācārya / padmanābhatīrthācārya) who was one of the प्रधान शिष्याः मध्वाचार्यस्य (pradhāna śiṣyāḥ madhvācāryasya – chief disciples of madhvacharya) who had a key role particularly in establishing the अन्य देशस्थ मठाः (anya deśastha maṭhāḥ - other regional monastries). A even more comprehensive listing of गुरुपरंपर ब्रह्मवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य (guruparaṃpara brahmavaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāyasya – preceptor lineage of brahma vishnava theological tradition ) is provided in the following table.  

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नाम मुख्यपरमचार्यस्य   (nāma mukhyaparamacāryasya – name of chief preceptor)

A1

श्रीमन् नारायण  / महाविष्णु (śrīman nārāyaṇa / mahāviṣṇu)

A1.1

श्री ब्रह्मा (śrī brahmā)

A1.1.1

  श्री नारदमुनि ( śrī nāradamuni )

A1.1.1.1

श्री व्यासमहऋषि ( śrī vyāsamahaṛṣi )

A1.1.1.1.1

श्री मध्वाचार्य / आनन्दतीर्थाचार्य / पूर्णप्रज्ञतीर्थाचार्य ( śrī madhvācārya / ānandatīrthācārya / pūrṇaprajñatīrthācārya)

B

परंपरा अष्टतुलुवमठानाम् (paraṃparā aṣṭatuluvamaṭhānām – lineage of eight Tulu monastries)

B1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री अधोक्षजतीर्थाचार्य (adhokṣajatīrthācārya)

B1.1.1.1.1.2

श्री हृषिकेशतीर्थाचार्य (hṛṣikeśatīrthācārya)

B1.1.1.1.1.3

श्री नरसिंहतीर्थाचार्य (narasiṃhatīrthācārya)

B1.1.1.1.1.4

श्री उपेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (upendratīrthācārya)

B1.1.1.1.1.5

श्री रामतीर्थाचार्य (rāmatīrthācārya)

B1.1.1.1.1.6

श्री वामनतीर्थाचार्य (vāmanatīrthācārya)

B1.1.1.1.1.7

श्री जनार्धनतीर्थाचार्य (janārdhanatīrthācārya)

B1.1.1.1.1.8

श्री विष्णुतीर्थाचार्य (viṣṇutīrthācārya)

C

परंपरा मूलमठस्य (paraṃparā mūlamaṭhasya – lineage of main monastry)

C1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री पद्मपदतीर्थाचार्य  / पद्मनाभतीर्थाचार्य (śrī padmapadatīrthācārya / padmanābhatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री नरहरितीर्थाचार्य (śrī naraharitīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री मध्वतीर्थाचार्य (śrī madhvatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री अक्षोभ्यतीर्थाचार्य (śrī akṣobhyatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री जयतीर्थाचार्य (śrī jayatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री विद्याधिराजतीर्थाचार्य (śrī vidyādhirājatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री राजेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī rājendratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री जयदेवजतीर्थाचार्य (śrī jayadevajatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री पुरुषोतमतीर्थाचार्य (śrī puruṣotamatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री ब्रह्मन्यतीर्थाचार्य (śrī brahmanyatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री व्यासतीर्थाचर्य / श्रीपतितीर्थाचार्य (śrī vyāsatīrthācarya / śrīpatitīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2

श्री कविन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī kavīndratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1

श्री वागीशतीर्थाचार्य (śrī vāgīśatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1

श्री रामचन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī rāmacandratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1

श्री विभुदेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī vibhudendratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1

श्री जीतमित्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī jītamitratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1

श्री रघुनन्दनतीर्थाचार्य (śrī raghunandanatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री सुरेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī surendratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री विजयेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī vijayendratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री सुदीन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī sudīndratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

श्री राघवेन्द्रतीर्थाचार्य (śrī rāghavendratīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2

श्री विद्यानिधितीर्थाचार्य (śrī vidyānidhitīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1

श्री रघुनाथतीर्थाचर्य (śrī raghunāthatīrthācarya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1

श्री रघुवर्यतीर्थाचार्य (śrī raghuvaryatīrthācārya)

C1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1.1

श्री रघोत्तमतीर्थाचार्य (śrī raghottamatīrthācārya)


औपाधिकभेदाभेद वेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन (aupādhikabhedābheda vedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – deceptive different yet non-different final wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy):  

Let us now look at the गुरु परम्पर (guru parampara – precptor lineage ) corresponding to the औपाधिकभेदाभेदवेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन ( aupādhikabhedābhedavedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – deceptive different yet non-different final wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy)

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नाम मुख्यपरमचार्यस्य   (nāma mukhyaparamacāryasya – name of chief preceptor)

1

श्री भास्कराचार्य (śrī bhāskarācārya )

2

श्री यादव प्रकाश (śrī yādava prakāśa )



स्वभाविकद्वैताद्वैतवेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन ( svabhāvikadvaitādvaitavedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – natural dualistic yet non-dualistic wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy )

Let us now look at the गुरुपरंपर कुमारवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य (guruparaṃpara kumāravaiṣṇavamata saṃpradāya sya – precptor lineage of kumara vishnava theological tradition ) which philosophically preaches the स्वभाविकद्वैताद्वैतवेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन ( svabhāvikadvaitādvaitavedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – natural dualistic yet non-dualistic wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy)

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नाम मुख्यपरमचार्यस्य   (nāma mukhyaparamacāryasya – name of chief preceptor)

1

श्री हंसभगवान् (śrī haṃsabhagavān)

2

श्री सनकादिभगवान् (śrī sanakādibhagavān)

3

श्री नारदमुनि (śrī nāradamuni)

4

श्री निम्बर्काचार्य (śrī nimbarkācārya)

5

श्री श्रीनिवासचार्या (śrī śrīnivāsacāryā)

6

श्री विश्वाचार्य (śrī viśvācārya)

7

श्री पुरुषोत्तमाचार्य (śrī puruṣottamācārya)

8

श्री विलासाचार्य (śrī vilāsācārya)

9

श्री स्वरूपाचार्य (śrī svarūpācārya)

10

श्री मध्वाचार्य (śrī madhvācārya)

11

श्री बल्भदाचार्य (śrī balbhadācārya)

12

श्री पद्माचार्य (śrī padmācārya)

13

श्री शामाचार्य (śrī śāmācārya)

14

श्री गोपालाचार्य (śrī gopālācārya)

 

               I have tried to provide a visual mapping of these गुरुपरंपर कुमारवैष्णवमतसंप्रदायस्य (guruparaṃpara kumāravaiṣṇavamata saṃpradāya sya – precptor lineage of kumara vishnava theological tradition ) in the following chart depicting


    

शुद्धाद्वैतवेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन (śuddhādvaitavedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – pure non-dualstic final-wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy)

Let us now look at the गुरुपरंपर रुद्रवैष्णवमत संप्रदायस्य (guruparaṃpara rudravaiṣṇavamata saṃpradāya sya – precptor lineage of rudravishnava theological tradition ), also known as पुष्टिमार्ग (puṣṭimārga – well-nourished path), which philosophically preaches the शुद्धाद्वैतवेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन (śuddhādvaitavedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – pure non-dualstic final-wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy)

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नाम मुख्यपरमचार्यस्य   (nāma mukhyaparamacāryasya – name of chief preceptor)

1

श्री सदाशिव / परमशिव (śrī sadāśiva / paramaśiva)

2

श्री सदाशिव / रुद्रशिव (śrī rudraśiva)

3

श्री वल्लभाचार्य (śrī vallabhācārya)

4

श्री गोपिनात् (śrī gopināt)

5

श्री गुसैजि (śrī gusaiji)

6

श्री बेथक् (śrī bethak)

 

I have tried to provide a visual mapping of these गुरुपरंपर रुद्रवैष्णवमत संप्रदायस्य (guruparaṃpara rudravaiṣṇavamata saṃpradāya sya – precptor lineage of rudravishnava theological tradition ) in the following chart 

अचिन्त्य भेदाभेद वेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन (acintyabhed ā bheda vedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – inconceivable different yet non-different final-wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy)

Let us now look at the    , which philosophically preaches the अचिन्त्य भेदाभेद वेदान्त उत्तरमीमांसदर्शन ( acintyabhed ā bheda vedānta uttaramīmāṃsadarśana – inconceivable different yet non-different final-wisdom posterior inquiry philosophy ). परमाचार्य श्री चैतन्यमहाप्रभु (paramācārya śrī caitanyamahāprabhu)   is the founding father of this school and interestingly, he shares the पूर्वाचार्याः गुरुपरंपरे श्री मध्वाचार्यस्य (pūrvācāryāḥ guruparaṃpare śrī madhvācāryasya – senior preceptors in the preceptor lineage of Sri Madhvacharya) , who as we already observed belongs to the ब्रह्मवैष्णवमतसंप्रदाय (brahmavaiṣṇavamatasaṃpradāya – brahma vishnava theological tradition ),  include  

·        श्री व्यासमहऋषि ( śrī vyāsamahaṛṣi ),

·        श्री नारदमुनि ( śrī nāradamuni ), 

·        श्री ब्रह्मा (śrī brahmā) &

·        श्रीमन् नारायण  / महाविष्णु (śrīman nārāyaṇa / mahāviṣṇu).








Next, let us look at the अनान्तरीयकशिष्याः श्री चैतन्यमहाभ्रभोः (anāntarīyakaśiṣyāḥ śrī caitanyamahābhrabhoḥ– immedeiate disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) include the names of the following षड्गोस्वामि अचार्याः (ṣaḍgosvāmi acāryāḥ - six goswami preceptors)

·        श्री रूपगोस्वामि (śrī rūpagosvāmi)

·        श्री सनातनगोस्वामि (śrī sanātanagosvāmi)

·        श्री रघुनाथ्दस्गोस्वामि (śrī raghunāthdasgosvāmi)

·        श्री रघुनाथ्भट्टगोस्वामि (śrī raghunāthbhaṭṭagosvāmi)

·        श्री गोपालगोस्वामि (śrī gopālagosvāmi)

·        श्री जीवगोस्वामि (śrī jīvagosvāmi)

The following chart depicts the अनान्तरीयकशिष्याः श्री चैतन्यमहाभ्रभोः (anāntarīyakaśiṣyāḥ śrī caitanyamahābhrabhoḥ– immedeiate disciples of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) including his अनान्तरीयकशिष्याः (anāntarīyakaśiṣyāḥ - immediate disciples)




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