Sudarshanacarya, Sudarśanācārya, Sudarshana-acarya: 2 definitions

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Sudarshanacarya 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 Sudarśanācārya can be transliterated into English as Sudarsanacarya or Sudarshanacarya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Sudarshanacharya.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

[«previous next»] — Sudarshanacarya in Vaishnavism glossary

Sudarśanācārya (सुदर्शनाचार्य).—There was also a celebrated disciple of Rāmānujācārya’s known as Kūreśa. Śrī Rāmapillā was the son of Kūreśa, and his son was Vāgvijaya Bhaṭṭa, whose son was Vedavyāsa Bhaṭṭa, or Śrī Sudarśanācārya. When Sudarśanācārya was an old man, the Mohammedans attacked the temple of Raṅganātha and killed about twelve hundred Śrī Vaiṣṇavas. At that time the Deity of Raṅganātha was transferred to the temple of Tirupati in the kingdom of Vijaya-nagara.

Source: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta
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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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[«previous next»] — Sudarshanacarya in Sanskrit glossary

Sudarśana ācārya (सुदर्शन आचार्य) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—guru of Varadarāja (Mīmāṃsānayavivekadīpikā). Hall. p. 180.

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Sudarśana ācārya (सुदर्शन आचार्य):—son of Vāgvijaya. He is also called Naināra. Hall. p. 92: Āpastambagṛhyasūtraṭīkā or Gṛhyatātparyadarśana (q. v.). Āhnikasāra. Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣya. Tithinirṇya. Bhāgavatapurāṇabhāṣya. Mantrapraśnabhāṣya. Videhamuktyādikathana. Vedāntasaṃgrahaṭīkā. Śrāddhanirṇaya. Śrutaprakāśikā Śrībhāṣyaṭīkā, written by order of Raṅgarāja. Saṃkṣiptavedānta. Subālopaniṣadvyākhyā.

Sudarśana ācārya has the following synonyms: Darśanācārya, Darśanārya.

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Sudarśana ācārya (सुदर्शन आचार्य):—son of Vāgvijaya: Āpastambagṛhyasūtrakārikāḥ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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