Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham

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Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham is the head presiding over the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Jagadguru (literally, teacher of the world, in Sanskrit) is a title assigned to heads of Hindu mathas. The Sharada Peetham is the Hindu Advaita matha founded by Adi Shankara in Sringeri. The present Jagadguru of the Sharada Peetham is Sri Bharati Tirtha Swaminah.

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[edit] Guru Parampara

The list of Jagadgurus given here, is as taken from the official site of the Sringeri maţha[1]. The dates refer to the period during which the maţha was governed by that particular guru.

[edit] Divine Group

[edit] Semi-Divine Group

[edit] Jagadgurus

  1. Sri Shankara Bhagavatpada 820 (videha-mukti)
  2. Sri Sureshwaracharya 820-834
  3. Sri Nityabodaghana 834-848
  4. Sri Jnanaghana 848-910
  5. Sri Jnanottama 910-954
  6. Sri Jnanagiri 954-1038
  7. Sri Simhagiri 1038-1098
  8. Sri Ishwara Tirtha 1098-1146
  9. Sri Nrisimha Tirtha 1146-1229
  10. Sri Vidya Shankara Tirtha 1229-1333
  11. Sri Bharati Krishna Tirtha 1333-1380
  12. Sri Vidyaranya 1380-1386
  13. Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati I 1386-1389
  14. Sri Nrisimha Bharati I 1389-1408
  15. Sri Puroshottama Bharati I 1408-1448
  16. Sri Shankara Bharati 1448-1455
  17. Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati II 1455-1464
  18. Sri Nrisimha Bharati II 1464-1479
  19. Sri Puroshottama Bharati II 1479-1517
  20. Sri Ramachandra Bharati 1517-1560
  21. Sri Nrisimha Bharati III 1560-1573
  22. Sri Nrisimha Bharati IV 1573-1576
  23. Sri Nrisimha Bharati V 1576-1600
  24. Sri Abhinava Nrisimha Bharati 1600-1623
  25. Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I 1623-1663
  26. Sri Nrisimha Bharati VI 1663-1706
  27. Sri Sacchidananda Bharati II 1706-1741
  28. Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati I 1741-1767
  29. Sri Nrisimha Bharati VII 1767-1770
  30. Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III 1770-1814
  31. Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati II 1814-1817
  32. Sri Nrisimha Bharati VIII 1817-1879
  33. Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati 1879-1912
  34. Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati III 1912-1954
  35. Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha 1954-1989
  36. Sri Bharati Tirtha 1989-Present

[edit] Other titles of the Jagadguru

Some of the other respectful titles given to the Jagadguru include:

  • Swaminah
  • Mahaswami
  • Jagadguru Shankaracharya

[edit] See also

[edit] Further reading

  • Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham- The official website of Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshninamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri
  • Jagadgurus- Contains biographies of the last four Jagadgurus of the Sharda Peetham
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