Puttige Matha Guru Parampara is the lineage of Swamijis or pontiffs who have headed the Puttige

Puttige

There are three places named as Puttige in Karnataka. One of them is in the Udupi district and the other happens to be near Mudabidri and third one in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district....

 matha

Matha

A matha ) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of Hinduism and Jainism. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram.-Advaita Mathas:...

, one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi

Ashta Mathas of Udupi

The Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi are a group of eight mathas or monasteries established by Sri Madhvacharya the preceptor of the Dvaita school of Hindu thought. For each of the eight mathas, Sri Madhvacharya also appointed one of his direct disciples to be the first Swamiji...

. The first pontiff of Puttige matha was Sri Upendra Tirtha, who was a direct disciple of Sri Madhvacharya

Madhvacharya

Madhvācārya was the chief proponent of Tattvavāda "Philosophy of Reality", popularly known as the Dvaita school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedānta philosophies. Madhvācārya was one of the important philosophers during the Bhakti movement. He was a pioneer in...

, the founder of the Dvaita

Dvaita

Dvaita is a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya....

 school of philosophy. The main idols worshipped in the Puttige matha are that of Panduranga Vittala, which was given to Sri Upendra Tirtha by Sri Madhvacharya. Till date, there have been 29 pontiffs who have headed the matha.

The current Swamiji of the matha is Sri Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji.

The Lineage

1. Upendra Tirtha
2. Kavindra Tirtha
3. Hamsendra Tirtha
4. Yadavendra Tirtha
5. Dharanidhara Tirtha
6. Damodara Tirtha
7. Raghunatha Tirtha
8. Shreevatsanka Tirtha
9. Gopinatha Tirtha
10. Ranganatha Tirtha
11. Lokanatha Tirtha
12. Ramanatha Tirtha
13. Shreevallabha Tirtha
14. Shreenivasa Tirtha
15. Shreenidhi Tirtha
16. Gunanidhi Tirtha
17. Anandanidhi Tirtha
18. Taponidhi Tirtha
19. Yadavendra Tirtha
20. Kavindra Tirtha
21. Raghavendra Tirtha
22. Vibudhendra Tirtha
23. Surendra Tirtha
24. Bhuvanendra Tirtha
25. Yogindra Tirtha
26. Sumatindra Tirtha
27. Sudhindra Tirtha
28. Sujnanendra Tirtha
29. Sugunendra Tirtha (Present Pitadhipathi)