3rd newly built Jyotir Math entrance gate | |
Founder | Adi Shankara |
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Type | Religious |
Headquarters | Jyotirmath |
Location | |
First Shankaracharya | Totakacharya |
Website | https://badarijyotirmath.org/ |
Uttarāmnāya Śrī Jyotish Pītham or JyotirMath is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams established by the Ādi Śaṅkara 2500 years ago to preserve Hinduism and Advaita Vedānta, the doctrine of non-dualism. Located in the city of Joshimath, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, it is the uttarāmnāya matha or Northern Āmnāya Pītham, amongst the four Chaturamnay Peethams - Kalady Kerala, birth place of Adi Shankara with the others being the Sringeri Śārada Pīṭhaṃ (Karnataka) in the South, Dvārakā Śāradā Pītham (Gujarat , Dwarka) in the West and Purī Govardhanmaṭha Pīṭhaṃ (Odisha, Puri) in the east. Its appointees bear the title of Shankaracharya.[1] It is the headquarters of Giri, Parvata & Sagara sects of the Dasnami Sampradaya (monistic order). Their Vedantic mantra or Mahavakya is Ayamātmānam brahma (This Atman is supreme being) and as per the tradition initiated by Adi Shankara it holds authority over Atharva Veda. The head of the matha is called Shankaracharya, the title derives from Adi Shankara.
After its occupation by Svāmī Rāmakṛṣṇa Tīrtha in the 18th century, it was vacant for 165 years until the appointment of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati in 1941 by his highly famed, top learned & devout Saint disciple "Dharm Samrat - KarpatriJi Maharaj".[1] Since Brahmananda's death in 1953, KarpatriJi had recommended Swami Krishna Bodhashram for the post as per most available information from living saints and Peeth Parishad headed by Puri peethadheeswar Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Nishchalanand Saraswati. The Allahabad (PrayagRaj) high court observed that Swami Shantanand had been made Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath Badrikashrama on June 12, 1953, by the then Shankaracharya Bramhanand Saraswati. But Swami Krishna Bodhashram was illegally appointed to the same post on June 25 that year. Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati had been appointed Caretaker shankaracharya of Joytirmath until a new shankaracharya is selected but Swami disciples and gurus who have been appointed, occupied or claimed to be the rightful occupant and leader of the monastery. This has led to multiple court cases and final settlement over the post is yet to be decided by the Court and consensus among dharmic leaders is yet to be established. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court had made Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati as shankaracharya of Joytirmath until the case is fina and gave stay , After his brahmaleena one of his disciple Avimukteshwaranand started claimed illegally Jyotirmath, tries to occupies the new asharam ( 3rd math ) built by Swaroopand Saraswati in the Jyotirmath city. However his coronation was stopped by Supreme Court of India after objection from Shankaracharya of Puri based on the Constitution under which Shankaracharya Mutt functions including appointments of new Shankaracharya.[2] While another claimant Swami Vasudevanad Saraswati who is also a member of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust occupies the historical asharam built by Late Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati in Jyotirmath city. ( 2nd Mah ) In September 2017, a court in Allahabad ruled in the third instance that Swami Vasudevananda has no claim to the Shankaracharya throne.[3] October 2022 Judgment, Highcourt observed that Swami Vasudevanand is not appropriately qualified. and not accepted for even a sanyai, in between out of 6 shishyas of Swami Sri Swaroopananda Saraswati Swamiji Maharaj ( 1 Sri Sadananda Saraswati, 2. Avimukteshwaraand 3 Ramakrishnananda Sarawati, 4 Amrutananda Saraswati, 5. Govindananda Saraswati, 6 Pragnyanananda Saraswati ) after knowing the cheating activities of Avimukteshwaranand he filed intervention in SC and even filed contempt of SC also against Sringeri Sri Bharati Teertha Swamiji, Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati, Swami Sadananda Saraswati, Swami Avimukteshwarananda , V.R Gowrishankar , Chandra Prakash Upadhyaya fake manager of Avimukteshwarananda,
Deities worshipped in JyotirMath are Lord Narayana and Shakti-Purnagiri.[4]
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