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Vidyashamkaratirtha, Vidyashankara-tirtha, վśṃkīٳ: 1 definition

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Vidyashamkaratirtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term վśṃkīٳ can be transliterated into English as Vidyasamkaratirtha or Vidyashamkaratirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

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: Hindupedia: Later Advaitins

վśṃkīٳ (विद्याशंकरतीर्�).—More popularly known as Vidyātīrtha, he was the head of the Śṛṅgerī Pīṭha for much of the 13th century CE, and was a great master of mantra-sāstra and yoga-sāstra. He entered into lambika-yoga samādhi in the early 14th century and was succeeded by his disciple Bhāratī Kṛṣṇa Tīrtha. The Vidyāśaṃkara temple at Śṛṅgerī was built over his samādhi-sthala. To this day, the seal of the Śṛṅgerī Pītha bears his name.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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