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Madhvacharya

1199 - 1278

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Madhvacharya (IAST: Madhvācārya; pronounced [mɐdʱʋaːˈtɕaːrjɐ]; 1199–1278 CE or 1238–1317 CE), also known as Purna Prajna (IAST: Pūrṇa-Prajña) and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta. Madhva called his philosophy Tattvavāda meaning "arguments from a realist viewpoint". Madhvacharya was born at Pajaka near Udupi on the west coast of Karnataka state in 13th-century India. As a teenager, he became a Sanyasi (monk) joining Brahma-sampradaya guru Achyutapreksha, of the Ekadandi order. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Madhvacharya is the 523rd most popular philosopher (down from 482nd in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from India (down from 164th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Madhvacharya ranks 523 out of 1,267. Before him are Gilbert Ryle, Vittorino da Feltre, Jean Améry, Karl Löwith, Huiyuan, and Giles of Rome. After him are Ludwig Büchner, Anaxarchus, Sivananda Saraswati, Manuel Chrysoloras, Charles Taylor, and Saul Kripke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1199, Madhvacharya ranks 4. Before him are Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Ferdinand III of Castile, and Ladislaus III of Hungary. After him are Ahmad al-Badawi, Guttorm of Norway, Thomas, Count of Flanders, Bohemond V of Antioch, Raymond-Roupen, and Sava II. Among people deceased in 1278, Madhvacharya ranks 4. Before him are Ottokar II of Bohemia, Al-Nawawi, and William of Villehardouin. After him are Emperor Duanzong, Bolesław II the Horned, Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania, and Peire Cardenal.

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In India

Among people born in India, Madhvacharya ranks 221 out of 1,861. Before him are Vidyapati (1352), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Deepak Chopra (1946), Mumtaz (1947), Parshvanatha (-872), and Sikandar Lodi (1450). After him are Sivananda Saraswati (1887), James Brooke (1803), Khaleda Zia (1945), Vinoba Bhave (1895), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), and Shilpa Shetty (1975).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Madhvacharya ranks 23. Before him are Ramanuja (1017), Chandrakirti (600), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Jyotirao Phule (1827), Shantideva (685), and Homi K. Bhabha (1949). After him are Sivananda Saraswati (1887), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Dignāga (480), Hemachandra (1089), and Ravidas (1450).

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