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1. Each matha was assigned one Veda.

Mathas

1. Each matha was assigned one Veda. (Web site)
2. Also known as matha or pitha, as in Kailasa Pitha. (Web site)
3. His brindavan was consecrated there and rAyaru became the Head of the maTha. (Web site)
4. According to this matha, it was where he settled in his last days and attained mah--sam--dhi (i.e. (Web site)
5. There was a scholarly man in the Matha who was particularly learned in this science. (Web site)

Puri

1. East coast: Govardhana Matha, in Puri (center of the Aranya and Vana orders).
2. This matha is controlled by a committee subordinate to the Chairmanship of the Collector, Puri. (Web site)
3. He was asked to take over the Puri maTha in 1925, when that seat fell vacant.

Founded

1. The matha at Kanchi, Tamil Nadu, claims that it was founded by Adi Shankara. (Web site)
2. The matha at Kanchipuram or Kanchi in Tamil Nadu claims that it was also founded by Shankara. (Web site)
3. Founded by Atibadi Jagannath Das, the early 16th century poet-saint of Orissa, this matha supplies the materials for some of the rituals. (Web site)
4. The matha s he founded are very much active today and form a major guiding force for Hinduism.

Tirtha

1. Before taking over at Dvaraka, SrI abhinava saccidAnanda tIrtha was the head of the Mulabagal maTha in Karnataka.
2. During this time, SrI Sankara purushottama tIrtha supervised the Puri maTha on his behalf.

Sect

1. Another matha of the Guru Nanak sect. (Web site)
2. Here is a matha of Nirvana Sampradaya (sect) Nilganga tirtha and nilsangameshwar Mahadev temple are on the north bank of Godavati. (Web site)

Tontadarya Matha

1. The Tontadarya Matha of the Veerashaiva sect of Hinduism is engaged in many educational and literary activities in and around Gadag.
2. Tontadarya Matha, in the heart of Gadag city, Karnataka, India, is one of the Virakta Mathas.

Located

1. Adi Shankara placed each of the disciples in charge of a matha (a monastery or religious order), one of which was located in each of the cardinal directions.
2. Also located near Swargadwar, this matha is associated with the Kabir sect. (Web site)
3. Jyotirmath: Also known as Joshimath, it is located near Badrinath in the Himalayas, because of which it is also known as the Badrinath maTha.

Succession

1. This lead to a brief period of uncertainty during which the succession at the maTha was being litigated.
2. In the recent past, the Sringeri maTha has been involved, directly or indirectly, in stabilizing the line of succession in the other three maThas.

Four

1. Shankara is said to have founded four mathas (a matha is a monastery or religious order), which are important to this day. (Web site)
2. One story goes that Puri became on the the four holy dhamas (abodes of the Lord) due to the presence of this matha. (Web site)

Provides

1. This matha offers panti bhoga, and provides the makara chula and part of the Hati Vesha on Snana Purnim. (Web site)
2. The matha provides trimundi chandua and silk clothes for Chaka apasara, till oil for Phooluri neeti, oil and ghee for Deva deepawali. (Web site)

Sankaracarya

1. The successor to the title in a maTha is usually nominated by the presiding SankarAcArya of that maTha.
2. The head of this matha, also given the title Sankaracarya, also assumes the role of chief (nayak) of the Muktimandap of the Jagannath temple. (Web site)

Ornaments

1. The Jagannatha Ballava Matha supplies ornaments of flowers (eg. (Web site)
2. This matha provides ornaments made from flowers like alaka and chausara during Chandan Yatra. (Web site)

Matha

1. Shankara placed each of the disciples in charge of a matha (a monastery or religious order), one of which was located in each of the cardinal directions.
2. Adi Shankara placed each of the disciples in charge of a matha (a monastery or religious order), one of which was located in each of the cardinal directions.
3. His beliefs form the basis of the Smarta tradition, or Smartism and influenced Sant Matha lineages such as Advait Matha. (Web site)
4. This maTha maintains its centuries old traditional links with the Sringeri maTha. (Web site)
5. The earlier 19th century editions mention a maTha at Sringeri, and no maTha at Kancipuram.

Sringeri Matha

1. A fifth prominent pitha, associated with Sringeri Matha, is in Kanchipuram, also in the South.

Sri Vishnutirtha

1. He was to be known as Sri Vishnutirtha[ 2], the first pontiff of the present day Sodhe Matha and Subramanya Matha.

Hindu

1. A maţha (also written math, matha or mutt) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of the Hindu and Jain traditions.

Last Days

1. According to this matha, it was where he settled in his last days and attained mahaasamaadhi (i.e.

Ashram

1. In Hinduism monasteries are called matha, mandir, koil, or most commonly an ashram. (Web site)

Hindu Religion

1. A " matha " is a seminary and monastary for followers of the Hindu religion. (Web site)

State

1. There is hardly a village in the state without a jangama and a matha (monastery).

Tamil Nadu

1. The matha at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, claims that it was also founded by Adi Shankara.

India

1. Under his supervision, the activities of the Matha expanded all over India. (Web site)
2. Tontadarya Matha, in the heart of Gadag city, Karnataka, India, is one of the Virakta Mathas. (Web site)

Shankara

1. Shankara is said to have founded four mathas (a matha is a monastery or religious order), which are important to this day.

Kanchi

1. The matha at Kanchi, Tamil Nadu, claims that it was founded by Adi Shankara. (Web site)

Kanchipuram

1. The matha at Kanchipuram or Kanchi in Tamil Nadu also claims its origin with him. (Web site)
2. The matha at Kanchipuram or Kanchi in Tamil Nadu claims that it was also founded by Shankara.

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2. Shankara
3. Religious Order
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