Raghuttama Tirtha

Sri Raghuttama Tirtha
Brindavana (tomb) of Raghuttama Tirtha at Manampoondi
Personal
Born	Ramachandra 1548 Malkheda (present-day Sedam Taluk, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India)
Died	1596 Manampoondi (present-day Tirukoilur taluk, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Order	Vedanta (Uttaradi Math)
Philosophy	Dvaita, Vaishnavism
Religious career
Guru	Raghuvarya Tirtha
Successor	Vedavyasa Tirtha
Disciples Vedesa Tirtha Vyasa Ramacharya Ananda Bhattaraka
Literary works	Tattvaprakasika Bhavabodha,[1] Brihadaranyaka Bhavabodha
Honors	Bhāvabodhacārya

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Raghuttama Tirtha (Sanskrit:रघूत्तम तीर्थ); IAST:Śrī Raghūttama Tīrtha) (c. 1548 - c. 1596), was an Indian philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He was also known as Bhavabodhacharya (Bhāvabodhacārya). His oeuvre include commentaries on the works of Madhva and Jayatirtha. He served as the fourteenth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha - Uttaradi Math from 1557 to 1595, which he occupied for thirty-nine years.^[2] He is considered to be one of the important seers in the history of Dvaita school of thought.^[3] His shrine at Manampoondi attracts thousands of visitors every year.^[4]

Born in an aristocratic Brahmin family, but was brought up in mutt under the direction of Raghuvarya Tirtha. He composed 10 works, consisting of commentaries on the works of Madhva, Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha in the form of Bhāvabodhas elaborating upon the Dvaita thought.^[2]