Jayatirtha

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Jayatirtha

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Why Is Jayatirtha Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Sri Jayatirtha , also known as Teekacharya , was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from . He is considered to be one of the most important seers in the history of Dvaita school of thought on account of his sound elucidations of the works of Madhvacharya. He is credited with structuring the philosophical aspects of Dvaita and through his polemical works, elevating it to an equal footing with the contemporary schools of thought. Along with Madhva and Vyasatirtha, he is venerated as one of the three great spiritual sages, or munitraya of Dvaita. Jayatirtha is considered an incarnation of Indra with avesha of Adi Sesha in the Madhva Parampara.

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