A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vidyaranya
This page describes Vidyaranya which is located on page 542 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Vidyaranya” according to 14 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Preceptors of Advaita [by T. M. P. Mahadevan]
Vidyaranya. VIDYARANYA by T. M. P. Mahadevan M.A., PH.D. Vidyaranya flourished in the fourteenth century A.D. as the family guru of Harihara I and Bukka, the founders of the Vijayanagara kingdom. He is regarded as having been the friend, philosopher and guide of the early rulers of Vijayanagara, and in the field of religion and philosophy, he is classed with the greatest of the post-Shankara Advaitins....
Read full contents: 29. Vidyaranya
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda [by Swami Prajnanananda]
Vidyaranya was not the name of any individual, and Madhavacharya-Vidyaranya and Bharati-Tirtha-Vidyaranya were quite different persons. Appaya-Dikshit says that Bharati-Tirtha-Vidyaranya was the author of Vivaranopanyasa or Vivaranaprameya-samgraha. According to Dr. Mahadevan, Bharati-Tirtha-Vidyaranya was senior to Madhavacharya-Vidyaranya though they were contemporaries....
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Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha [by Krishna Kanta Handiqui]
The reference to Vidyaranya is more important. It is usual to identify him with the famous Madhavacarya of Vijayanagara, the brother of Sayana. Madhava is said to have renounced the world in 1391 a d., after which he assumed the name Vidyaranya. Attempts have, however, been made to prove that Madhava and Vidyaranya were two different persons....
Read full contents: Introduction to Narahari’s commentary
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