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Jyotir Math

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Jyotir Math or Jyotir Pitha is a monastery located in the city of Jyotirmath, India. [1]

23 relations: Adi Shankara, Allahabad, Ashram, Atharvaveda, Brahmananda Saraswati, Dvaraka Pitha, Govardhana matha, Hastamalakacharya, Hinduism, Jyotirmath, Kalady, Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Matha, Padmapadacharya, Rajendra Prasad, Shankaracharya, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sureśvara, Swaroopanand Saraswati, Totakacharya, Varanasi, Will and testament.

Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara (pronounced) or Shankara, was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.

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Allahabad

Prayag, or Allahabad is a large metropolitan city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Allahabad District, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India, and the Allahabad Division.

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Ashram

Traditionally, an ashram-Hindi (Sanskrit ashrama or ashramam) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions.

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Atharvaveda

The Atharva Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद, from and veda, meaning "knowledge") is the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life".

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Brahmananda Saraswati

Swāmī Brahmānanda Saraswatī (20 December 1868 – 20 May 1953) was the Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery in India.

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Dvaraka Pitha

The Dwaraka pīţha or Dwaraka maţha, also called Saradha Matha/Peeth and "western peeth", is an ancient monastery situated in the coastal city of Dwaraka, Gujarat, India.

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Govardhana matha

The Govardhana matha is a monastery located in the city of Puri in Odisha state (India).

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Hastamalakacharya

Hastamalakacharya (IAST) (c. 8th century CE) was a disciple of Adi Shankara, the Advaita philosopher.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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Jyotirmath

Jyotirmath, also known as Joshimath is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Kalady

Kalady or Kaladi is a census town located in Angamaly east of the Periyar river, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, not far from Cochin International Airport.

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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is a Hindu monastic institution, located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma, 12 January 1918 – 5 February 2008) was an Indian guru, known for developing the Transcendental Meditation technique and for being the leader and guru of a worldwide organization that has been characterized in multiple ways including as a new religious movement and as non-religious.

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Matha

A matha (मठ, IAST) or mutt is a Sanskrit word that means "cloister, institute or college", and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism.

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Padmapadacharya

Padmapadacharya (fl. 8th century CE) was an Indian philosopher, a follower of Adi Shankara.

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Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962.

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Shankaracharya

The four main Shankaracharya Mathas/Peethas are listed in the following table.

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Sringeri Sharada Peetham

Sringeri Sharada Peetham is the southern Advaita Vedanta matha or monastery established by Adi Shankara in the 8th century AD.

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Sureśvara

Sureśvara (also known as Sureśvarācārya, c. 750 CE) was an Indian philosopher, who studied under Śankara.

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Swaroopanand Saraswati

Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati (born 2 September 1924) is an Indian religious leader and freedom fighter.

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Totakacharya

Totakacharya (IAST) CE) was a disciple of Ādi Śaṅkara, the Advaita philosopher a non brahmin. He was made the first Jagadguru (head) of the Jyotirmaṭha Pīthaṃ, the original northern maṭha founded by Ādi Śaṅkara in Uttrakhand. He founded a maṭha by name Vadakke modam in Thrissur, Kerala.

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Varanasi

Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras (Banāras), or Kashi (Kāśī), is a city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of North India, south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and east of Allahabad.

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Will and testament

A will or testament is a legal document by which a person, the testator, expresses their wishes as to how their property is to be distributed at death, and names one or more persons, the executor, to manage the estate until its final distribution.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotir_Math

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