Trivikrama Panditacharya
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Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya was one of the disciples of Sri Madhvacharya
, the great Dvaita
philosopher. He composed the Vayu Stuti
, one of the most famous Stotras
in the Madhva
tradition.
Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya was the teacher of the King of Kasaragod called Jayasimha. Once when Sri Madhvacharya visited Kasaragod, he challenged Sri Madhva to a debate, as he believed in the Advaita tradition. The debate lasted for 15 days and in the end, he accepted Sri Madhva's philosophy and became his disciple. He also composed a book called Tattva-pradipika, which is a commentary of Sri Madhva's Brahma Sutra Bhashya.
Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya's son, Narayana Panditacharya
, composed the famous Madhwavijaya, the biography of Sri Madhva.
Sri Trivikrama Panditacharyas biographical account is also given with considerable detail by his son Sri Narayana Panditacharya
in sumadhvavijaya
. Sri Trvivikrama Panditacharya's father was Sri Subramanya Panditacharya. Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya was a scholar even in his young days and even before he was converted as a Madhwa he had written a Sanskrit mahakavya called "Ushaharana" mahakavya.
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 great Dvaita
Dvaita
Dvaita is a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya....
philosopher. He composed the Vayu Stuti
Vayu Stuti
Vayu Stuti is one of the most famous Stutis composed by Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya in praise of Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy...
, one of the most famous Stotras
Stotras
In Hinduism, a Stotra is a hymn of praise. These hymns praise aspects of the divine, such as Devi, Siva, or Vishnu. Relating to word "stuti", coming from the same verb, stu , and basically both mean "praise"....
in the Madhva
Madhwas
The Madhwa are one community of Brahmins of India, whose members follow the doctrine of Dvaita or Dualism as codified by Madhwa Acharya ....
tradition.
Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya was the teacher of the King of Kasaragod called Jayasimha. Once when Sri Madhvacharya visited Kasaragod, he challenged Sri Madhva to a debate, as he believed in the Advaita tradition. The debate lasted for 15 days and in the end, he accepted Sri Madhva's philosophy and became his disciple. He also composed a book called Tattva-pradipika, which is a commentary of Sri Madhva's Brahma Sutra Bhashya.
Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya's son, Narayana Panditacharya
Narayana Panditacharya
Sri Narayana Panditacharya is the author of Sumadhvavijaya, a biography of the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy, Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Narayana Panditacharya was the son of Trivikrama Panditacharya, one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhva....
, composed the famous Madhwavijaya, the biography of Sri Madhva.
Sri Trivikrama Panditacharyas biographical account is also given with considerable detail by his son Sri Narayana Panditacharya
Narayana Panditacharya
Sri Narayana Panditacharya is the author of Sumadhvavijaya, a biography of the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy, Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Narayana Panditacharya was the son of Trivikrama Panditacharya, one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhva....
in sumadhvavijaya
Sumadhvavijaya
Madhwa Vijaya or "The story of the victory of Madhwa" is a biography of the great Dvaita philosopher Sri Madhwacharya. It is authored by Sri Narayana Panditacharya, who was the son of Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya, one of the direct disciples of Madhwacharya...
. Sri Trvivikrama Panditacharya's father was Sri Subramanya Panditacharya. Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya was a scholar even in his young days and even before he was converted as a Madhwa he had written a Sanskrit mahakavya called "Ushaharana" mahakavya.