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{{Short description|Indian philosopher}} | |||
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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Almost nothing is known about his early life and family. Most of the information on Vijayindra is derived from a few inscriptions and two hagiographies: ''Rāghavendra Vijaya'' and ''Guruguṇastavana''. Born as Vitthalācharya in a [[Kannada language|Kannada]]-speaking [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha Madhva Brahmin]] family,{{ | Almost nothing is known about his early life and family. Most of the information on Vijayindra is derived from a few inscriptions and two hagiographies: ''Rāghavendra Vijaya'' and ''Guruguṇastavana''. Born as Vitthalācharya in a [[Kannada language|Kannada]]-speaking [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha Madhva Brahmin]] family,<ref>{{cite book|title= The Sri-Krsna Temple at Udupi: The History and Spiritual Center of the Madhvite Sect of Hinduism|url=https://archive.org/details/SriKrsnaTempleAtUdupi|first=B.N|last=Hebbar|publisher=Bharatiya Granth Nikethan|year=2005|isbn=81-89211-04-8|page=306|quote=Vijayindra Tirtha (1514 - 1595 CE) was one of the most prominent champions, defenders and exponents of Madhva faith in the Mediaeval era. A Kannada speaking deśastha Madhva by birth, his pre-monastic name was Vitthalācārya.}}</ref> he studied [[Vedanta]], [[Mimamsa]] and [[Nyaya]] under the philosopher [[Vyasatirtha]]. {{sfn|Sharma|2000|p=171}} He also received training in [[Kavya]] (poetics), [[Natya]] (drama) and [[Rhetoric|Alankara]] (rhetoric). Aged 25, he moved to Kumbakonam at the behest of Surendra Tirtha, the erstwhile [[pontiff]] of the Vibhudendra mutt. {{Refn|group=note|According to the songs of [[Purandara Dasa|Purandara]], Surendra, impressed by the brilliance of the young Vitthala, asked Vyasatirtha to gift him Vitthala}} Vitthala eventually succeeded Surendra as the pontiff with the title '''Vijayīndra Tīrtha'''.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=168}} | ||
Inscriptional evidence and traditional accounts note that Vijayindra received patronage from [[Aliya Rama Raya]] and grants from [[Sevappa Nayak]] of [[Tanjore]]. {{sfn|Sharma|2000|p=171}} {{sfn|Sharma|2000|p=172}} He was involved in severe polemical discussions with his rival and friend [[Appayya Dikshita]], with several of his works dedicated to refuting the claims of Appayya. {{sfn|Heras|1927|p=553}} After his death in 1595, his mortal remains were enshrined in the mutt at Kumbakonam. He was succeeded by [[Sudhindra Tirtha]]. | Inscriptional evidence and traditional accounts note that Vijayindra received patronage from [[Aliya Rama Raya]] and grants from [[Sevappa Nayak]] of [[Tanjore]]. {{sfn|Sharma|2000|p=171}} {{sfn|Sharma|2000|p=172}} He was involved in severe polemical discussions with his rival and friend [[Appayya Dikshita]], with several of his works dedicated to refuting the claims of Appayya. {{sfn|Heras|1927|p=553}} After his death in 1595, his mortal remains were enshrined in the mutt at Kumbakonam. He was succeeded by [[Sudhindra Tirtha]]. | ||