Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham

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Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham is the head presiding over the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Jagadguru (literally, teacher of the world, in Sanskrit) is a title assigned to heads of Hindu mathas. The Sharada Peetham is the Hindu Advaita matha founded by Adi Shankara in Sringeri. The present Jagadguru of the Sharada Peetham is Sri Bharati Tirtha Swaminah.

1 Guru Parampara
2 Other titles of the Jagadguru
3 See also
4 Further reading

[edit] Guru Parampara

The list of Jagadgurus given here, is as taken from the official site of the Sringeri maţha[1]. The dates refer to the period during which the maţha was governed by that particular guru.

[edit] Divine Group

[edit] Semi-Divine Group

[edit] Jagadgurus

Sri Shankara Bhagavatpada 820 (videha-mukti)
Sri Sureshwaracharya 820-834
Sri Nityabodaghana 834-848
Sri Jnanaghana 848-910
Sri Jnanottama 910-954
Sri Jnanagiri 954-1038
Sri Simhagiri 1038-1098
Sri Ishwara Tirtha 1098-1146
Sri Nrisimha Tirtha 1146-1229
Sri Vidya Shankara Tirtha 1229-1333
Sri Bharati Krishna Tirtha 1333-1380
Sri Vidyaranya 1380-1386
Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati I 1386-1389
Sri Nrisimha Bharati I 1389-1408
Sri Puroshottama Bharati I 1408-1448
Sri Shankara Bharati 1448-1455
Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati II 1455-1464
Sri Nrisimha Bharati II 1464-1479
Sri Puroshottama Bharati II 1479-1517
Sri Ramachandra Bharati 1517-1560
Sri Nrisimha Bharati III 1560-1573
Sri Nrisimha Bharati IV 1573-1576
Sri Nrisimha Bharati V 1576-1600
Sri Abhinava Nrisimha Bharati 1600-1623
Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I 1623-1663
Sri Nrisimha Bharati VI 1663-1706
Sri Sacchidananda Bharati II 1706-1741
Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati I 1741-1767
Sri Nrisimha Bharati VII 1767-1770
Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III 1770-1814
Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati II 1814-1817
Sri Nrisimha Bharati VIII 1817-1879
Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati 1879-1912
Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati III 1912-1954
Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha 1954-1989
Sri Bharati Tirtha 1989-Present

[edit] Other titles of the Jagadguru

Some of the other respectful titles given to the Jagadguru include:

Swaminah
Mahaswami
Jagadguru Shankaracharya

[edit] See also

[edit] Further reading

Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham- The official website of Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshninamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri
Jagadgurus- Contains biographies of the last four Jagadgurus of the Sharda Peetham

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