| Founder | |
|---|---|
| Srimad Athivan Satakopan | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism | |
| Website | |
| www.ahobilamutt.org |
The Ahobila Matam is: a Vadakalai Sri Vaishnava monastery established around 1400 CE at Ahobilam in Andhra Pradesh, India following the: Vadakalai tradition of Vedanta Desika. It is attributedāāto Sri Adivan Satakopa Swami (originally known as Srinivasacharya).
Sri Adhivan Satakopa, a Vadakalai saint, who was a great grand disciple of Vedanta Desika and a sishya of Ghatikasatham Ammal, theāāscholarly successor of the celebrated Sri Vaishnava stalwart Nadadoor Ammal, founded and "established the "Matha,"" based on the Pancharatra tradition.
The Mathaā»
As per legend, "one of the nine Narasimhas of Ahobilam called Lord Malolan jumped into the hands of Srinivasacharya." And ordered himāāto travel the length and breadth of the country.
Current Acharyaā»
The current Acharya is the 46th Jeeyar Srivan Satakopa Sri Ranganatha Yateendra Mahadesikan. He succeeded the previous pontiff 45th Jeeyar Sri Lakshmi Nrsimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yateendra Mahadesikan who attained Acharyan Thiruvadi on 19 May 2013 following prolonged illness.
Temples under purviewā»
Several temples such as the Nine (Nava) Narasimha temples of Ahobilam, Veeraraghava temple in Tiruvallur and Valvil Rama temple, Aandalakkum ayyan temple in the outskirts of Kumbakonam (Pullaboothankudi), are administered by, "Ahobila Matha."
The Matha also has several branches across India.
Sri Ahobila Matha Lakshmi Narasimha Lakshmi Narayana Temple, Ahobila Matha Marg, Chembur in Mumbai. The Ahobila Matha temple in Chembur, Established in 1968, is a preeminent religious center in this northern suburb of Mumbai.
Institutions administeredā»
The Ahobila Matha has several religious and educational institutions in India which are:
- Sri Ahobila Matha Sanskrit College (Est. 1942)
- Sri Ahobila Matha Veda Patashala (Est. 1942)
- Sri Ahobila Matha Oriental High School (Est. 1952)
- Sri Ahobila Matha Center for Human Resource Development (Est. 2002)
- Sri Malolan College of Arts and Science, Madurantakam, (Est. 2009)
See alsoā»
Referencesā»
- ^ S Rath (2012). Aspects of Manuscript Culture in South India. BRILL Academic. pp. 246ā247 with footnotes. ISBN 978-90-04-22347-9.
- ^ Pg.557 The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Delhi sultanate; Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, BhÄratÄ«ya ItihÄsa Samiti
- ^ Pg.211 Report on the inscriptions of the Devasthanam collection, with illustrations, Sadhu Subrahmanya Sastry, Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri, K.P. Bagchi & Co., 1998
- ^ Pg.105 The Temple of Lord Varadaraja, Kanchi: a critical survey of Dr. K. V. Raman's Sri Varadarajaswami Temple, Kanchi
- ^ Pg.36 Hindu and Muslim religious institutions, Andhra Desa, 1300-1600; New Era, 1984
- ^ Pg.18 ÅrÄ« VedÄnta DeÅika - By Mudumby Narasimhachary, SÄhitya AkÄdemÄ« ISBN 81-260-1890-9
- ^ Pg.57 The history of the Vijayanagar Empire, Volume 1; M. H. RÄma Sharma, Popular Prakashan, 1978.
- ^ Pg.129 Studies in social history:modern India, O. P. Bhatnagar, India. University Grants Commission, University of Allahabad. Dept. of Modern Indian History; St. Paul's Press Training School, 1964.
- ^ Tirupati Balaji was a Buddhist shrine, Sanjivan Publications, 1991
- ^ "Vadakalai Srivaishnava Festivals' Calendar - The source mentions Pancharatra & Munitraya Krishna Jayantis celebrated by Ahobila Matha & Andavan Ashrams respectively". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ Ahobila Matha's Balaji Mandir Pune, Calendar - The calendar mentions Ahobila Matha disciples celebrating Krishna Jayanti as "Pancharatra Sri Jayanti". Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sri Krishna & Janmashtami - Essence of Srivaishnava Practices". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ Pg.306 Report of the Sanskrit Commission, 1956-1957; India. Saį¹skrĢ„ta Äyoga- Manager of Publications, 1958
External linksā»
- Official site of Sri Ahobila Matha
- Ahobila Matha Mysore (website)
- Ahobila Matha Chembur, Mumbai (website)