Shri Gaudapadacharya Math
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Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha |
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Gauḍapāda, the grand guru of Adi Shankara and the first historical exponent of Advaita Vedanta, also believed to be the founder of Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha. |
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Present 77th Peetadipathi: Shrimat Shivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya. |
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| Formation | About 740 AD |
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| Founder | Gauḍapāda |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
| Followers | Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins (RSB),(Main disciples) and Smartha Goud Saraswat Brahmins (Sub disciples). |
| Main Math | Kavale, Ponda, Goa. |
| Website | http://www.shrikavalemath.org.in/ |
Gauḍapāda, the grand guru of Adi Shankara and the first historical exponent of Advaita Vedanta, also believed to be the founder of Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha.
Present 77th Peetadipathi: Shrimat Shivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya.
Shri Gaudapadacharya Math (Sanskrit: श्री संस्थान गौडपदाचार्य मठ, Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha), also known as Kavaḷē maṭha (कवळे मठ) located in Kavale, Ponda, Goa is the oldest matha of the South Indian Saraswat Brahmins. It was founded by Gauḍapāda around 740 AD, whose student was Govinda Bhagavatpada, the guru of Adi Shankara, a highly influential figure in Hinduism. There is also a belief that Gauḍapāda himself established the Shri Gaudapadacharya matha when he lived in Gomantak (Goa). Thus, the matha came to be known as Shri Saunstan Gaudapadacharya matha. Unlike other mathas, Shri Gaudapadacharya matha is not a polemical center established to influence the faith of all Hindus, its jurisdiction is limited to only Dakshinatya Saraswat Brahmins. The Peetadhipathi "head monk" is Śrī Gauḍapadācārya. Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins and Smartist Goud Saraswat Brahmins are its main disciples.
Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha was founded in 740 AD at Kushasthali near Keloshi (Quelshim) in Goa by Shri Vivarananda Saraswati, who along with Adi Shankara was a disciple of Govinda Bhagavatpada, who in turn was Gaudapada's disciple. There is also belief among people that the matha was established by Gaudapada.
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