Haridasa Profile — Vyasadasa

Vijayeendra Tīrtharu

ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಜಯೀಂದ್ರ ತೀರ್ಥರು

Lifespan: 1517–1614 · Aṅkita: Vijayeendra Rāma

Biography

Saved Madhva siddhānta in 16th century South India; master of 64 vidyas (Chatushashti Vidya Praveena). Defeated Appayya Dīkshita in prolonged debate. Founded vidyāpīṭha at Kumbakonam (1550); contemporaries included Purandara and Vyasa Rāja.