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{{Infobox Hindu leader<br />
| name = Vidyādhiraja Tīrtha<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| birth_name = Krishna Bhatt<br />
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| order = [[Vedanta]] ([[Raghavendra Math]])<br />
| guru = [[Jayatirtha]]<br />
| successor = [[Kavindra Tirtha]] ({{small|[[Raghavendra Math]]}}) <br /> Rajendra Tirtha {{small|([[Vyasaraja Math (Sosale)|Vyasaraja Math]])}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Religion in Vijayanagara Empire|url=https://archive.org/details/religioninvijaya0000saro|url-access=registration|author=Konduri Sarojini Devi|publisher=Sterling Publishers|year=1990|page=[https://archive.org/details/religioninvijaya0000saro/page/133 133]|quote=This selection of Kavindra as the successor of Vidyadhiraja, leaving Rajendra Tirtha resulted in the bifurcation of the Madhva Mathas, namely Vyasaraya Matha at Sosale headed by Rajendra Tirtha and [[Raghavendra Math]] presided by Kavindra Tirtha.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Tirumalai-Tirupati Dēvasthānam Epigraphical Series: pt. 1. Inscriptions of Venkatapatiraya's time|author1=Sadhu Subrahmanya Sastry|author2=V. Vijayaraghavacharya|publisher=Sri Mahant's Dévasthānam Press|page=72|quote=Vidyādhirāja Tirtha ( the sixth Pontiff) or sixth successor of Raghavendra Math) and founder of Vyāsarāya Matha), and appointed Rajendra Tirtha, as first Pontiff of this Vyāsaraya Matha}}</ref><br />
| disciples = [[Kavindra Tirtha]], Rajendra Tirtha<br />
| philosophy = [[Dvaita Vedanta]],<br>[[Vaishnavism]]<br />
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'''Vidyadhiraja Tirtha''' was a [[Hindu]] philosopher, dialectician and the seventh pontiff of [[Madhvacharya]] Peetha and served as peetadhipathi of [[Raghavendra Math]] from (c. 1388 – c. 1392).{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=451}}<ref>{{cite book|title=A Thousand Laurels--Dr. Sadiq Naqvi: Studies on Medieval India with Special Reference to Deccan, Volume 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DV9uAAAAMAAJ|page=777|author1=Ṣādiq Naqvī|author2=V. Kishan Rao|author3=A. Satyanarayana|publisher=Osmania University|year=2005|quote=Sri Vidyadhiraja Tirtha, the disciple and a worthy successor of Jaya Tirtha who occupied the throne of Vedanta Samrajya of the Uttaradi Mutt.}}</ref><br />
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==Bifurcation of Mathas==<br />
It was during the time of Vidyadhiraja Tirtha that the first bifurcation of the Madhva Mathas took place. According to tradition Vidyadhiraja want to ordain Rajendra Tirtha, one of his disciples, to succeed him on the pontifical throne. But when Vidyadhiraja fell ill and the time came for formally handing over Matha to Rajendra Tirtha, the latter, who was on tour at the critical juncture. So Vidyadhiraja ordained his disciple Kavindra to succeed him on the pontifical throne. This selection of [[Kavindra Tirtha]] as the successor of Vidyadhiraja, leaving Rajendra Tirtha resulted in the bifurcation of the Madhva Mathas,Sri [[Raghavendra Math]] presided by [[Kavindra Tirtha]] and [[Vyasaraja Math (Sosale)|Vyasaraya Math at Sosale]] headed by Rajendra Tirtha.{{Sfn|Devi|1990|p=133}}<br />
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==Works==<br />
Vidyadhiraja composed five major works they are:{{Sfn|Devi|1990|p=133}}{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=452}}<br />
*''Chāndogyābhāṣyaṭikā''<br />
*''Gītā Vivruthi'', a complete translation and meaning to Gita Bhashya and Gita Tatparya of [[Madhva]].<br />
*''Viṣṇusahasranāmavivruthi'', a commentary on [[Vishnu Sahasranama]].<br />
*''Vakyārtha-candrika'', a commentary on [[Jayatirtha]]'s Nyāya-sudha.{{Sfn|Glasenapp|1992|p=236}}<br />
*Visvapadi (also known as ''Visvapati''), a commentary on [[Narayana Panditacharya]]'s [[Sri MadhwaVijaya|Sri Madhva Vijaya]].{{Sfn|Glasenapp|1992|p=236}}<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=Religion in Vijayanagara Empire|url=https://archive.org/details/religioninvijaya0000saro|url-access=registration|first=K. Sarojini|last=Devi|publisher=Sterling Publishers|year=1990}}<br />
*{{Cite book|title=Madhva's Philosophy of the Viṣṇu Faith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GITXAAAAMAAJ|first=Helmuth Von|last=Glasenapp|publisher=Dvaita Vedanta Studies and Research Foundation|year=1992}}<br />
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