Jagadguru - Notable Jagadgurus

Notable Jagadgurus

  • Adi Shankara (789-821) (also known as "Shankaracharya"), or Shankara Bhagavatpaada: Founder of Advaita school of vedanta.
  • Shrimad Ramanujacharya: Wrote Sribhashya, commentary on Brahma Sutras. He also established Vishistadvaita Siddhanta.
  • Shrimad Madhvacharya: Founder of the Dvaita school of vedanta.
  • Shrimad Nimbarkacharya: Founder of Dvaitadvaita school of vedanta.
  • Shrimad Vallbhacharya: Founder of Shuddhadvaita school of vedanta and established the Pushtimarg sect of bhaktivad
  • Shree Kripaluji Maharaj (1922 - Present): After giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars, Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) on Makar Sankranti Day, January 14th, 1957. He reconciled the theories of the previous Jagadgurus, thus the Kashi Vidvat Parishad conferred upon him the title of Nikhil Darshan Samanvayacharya (the spiritual preceptor who reconciled the theories of all the Darshan Shastras and Jagadgurus). In addition to this, they gave him the title of Jagadguruttam (the supreme Jagadguru) because he removed the confusion which had existed for centuries due to the apparent contradictions in the theories of the other Jagadgurus.

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