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| name = Vedesha Tirtha<br />
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| birth_date = 1570<br />
| death_date = 1620<br />
| death_place = Mannur <br />
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| guru = [[Raghuttama Tirtha]]<br />
| disciples = [[Yadavarya]]<br />
| philosophy = [[Dvaita Vedanta]]<br />
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'''Vedesha Tirtha''' ({{circa|1570}} - {{circa|1620}}) (also known as '''Vedesha Bhiksu'''), was an Indian [[Hindu]] scholar and theologian in the [[Dvaita Vedanta|Dvaita Vedānta]] tradition. He was the disciple of [[Raghuttama Tirtha]] and [[Vedavyasa Tirtha]], and is the most celebrated name in the annals of the [[Dvaita Vedanta]]. He is a ''Bidi-Sanyasi'' (stray ascetic) and not pontiff of any mutt.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=492}}<br />
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==Works==<br />
Vedesha Bhiksu composed ten major works, most of them are commentaries and glosses on the works of [[Madhva]] and [[Jayatirtha]].{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=492}}{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=493}}{{Sfn|Dasgupta|1975|p=90}}{{Sfn|White|2004|p=20}}{{Sfn|Potter|1995|p=1486}}<br />
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*''Tattvoddyota Panchika'' - a gloss on Tattvoddyota of [[Madhva]]<br />
*''Pramāṇalakṣaṇaṭikā Vyakhyana'' - a gloss on Pramāṇalakṣaṇaṭikā of [[Jayatirtha]]<br />
*''Viṣṇutattvanirṇayaṭikā Vyakhyana'' - a gloss on Viṣṇutattvanirṇayaṭikā of [[Jayatirtha]]<br />
*''Kathālakṣaṇavivarana Vyakhyana'' - a gloss on Kathālakṣaṇavivarana of [[Jayatirtha]].<br />
*''Karmaṅirṅayaṭikā Vyakhyana'' - a gloss on Karmaṅirṅayaṭikā of [[Jayatirtha]].<br />
*''Aitareya Upanishad Bhashya'' - a commentary on Aitareya Upanishad Bhashya of [[Madhva]]<br />
*''Chandogya Upanishad Bhashya'' - a commentary on Chandogya Upanishad Bhashya of [[Madhva]]<br />
*''Katha Upanishad Bhashya'' - a commentary on Katha Upanishad Bhashya of [[Madhva]]<br />
*''Talabavara tippani'' - a commentary on Kena Upanishad Bhashya of [[Madhva]].<br />
*''Pramāṇapaddhatī Vyakhyana'' - a gloss on Pramāṇapaddhatī of [[Jayatirtha]]<br />
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==Brindavana==<br />
His tomb is at Manur on the bank of Bhima river, which was a center of learning right from the days of predecessors of [[Raghuttama Tirtha]] himself.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=492}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book|title = A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition|first = B. N. Krishnamurti| last = Sharma| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint) |isbn = 978-8120815759| year= 2000 }}<br />
*{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Indian philosophies. 1, Bibliography : Section 1, Volumes 1-2|first=Karl H.|last=Potter|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publications|year=1995 |isbn=978-8120803084}}<br />
*{{cite book|title=A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 4|first=Surendranath|last=Dasgupta|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|year=1975|isbn=978-8120804159}}<br />
*{{Citation|title=A Catalogue of Vaiṣṇava Literature on Microfilms in the Adyar Library, The Bodleian Library & The American University Library|first=Charles S. J.|last=White|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publications|year=2004|isbn=978-8120820678}}<br />
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