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Pejavara Matha is one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi, which was started by Sri Adhokshaja Tirtha, [1] who was a direct disciple of Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of Hindu philosophy. Till date, 32 sanyasi pontiffs have headed this matha. The current presiding pontiff is Sri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Swamiji.
He has also published articles on "Physics of the temple" and other articles in religious magazines as Suguna Digest and published a monograph on "Is God Perfect and if so, why this imperfect world?" along with Sri Vishwa Vijata Theertha Swamiji, the ex-junior Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt, Udupi.
During his second Paryaya in 1968, he got the Badagumalige in Udupi repaired. During his third tenure as Paryaya Swamiji in 1984, he has got a new hall built at Udupi called Krishna Dhama. He has completed five Paryayas and only one to complete five Paryayas after Shri Vadiraja Swamiji of Sodhe Mutt.
The organization was established by Sri Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji in 1956. Swamiji's in his twenties took up the initiative of building an organization and went around collecting donations [2] He set it up at a three and half acre land, purchased for Rs 7000, in a then remote Kattriguppe in South-West, Bangalore, with 12 students and two teachers.
Sri Moola rama, Digvijaya rama and Jayarama Idols at Raghavendra Math. Shri Raghavendra Math, better known as Rayara Math (popularly known as Shri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, formerly known as Kumbakonam Math, Vibhudendra Math, Dakshinadi Mutt [1] or Vijayendra Math or Sushameendra Math) is one of the Dvaita Vedanta monasteries descended from Madhvacharya through Sri Jayatirtha further with ...
The expenses of Udupi Krishna Matha are borne by the voluntary contributions of the devotees and by the Ashta Mathas that manage the Krishna Matha. The contribution may be in cash or kind. The Krishna Matha, which owned large tracts of land, lost it all in 1975 due to the enactment of the Land Reforms Act 1975 by the Government of Karnataka.
The Ashta Mathas are named after the villages in which they were originally located. Today, the mathas are situated in the temple town of Udupi. The mathas work to propagate the Dvaita philosophy. They also administer the Udupi Krishna Temple by way of a formal rotation scheme called Paryaya. Each pair of mathas is called Dvandva (literally ...
Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya. Rao, Vasudeva (2002). Living Traditions in Contemporary Contexts: The Madhva Matha of Udupi. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-8125022978. Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (1962). Philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya. Motilal Banarsidass (2014 Reprint). ISBN 978-8120800687.