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The Acharyas of The Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
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Sl No. |
Name |
Place of Birth |
Place of Attainment of Samadhi |
Year of Siddhi-(Christian era) |
Duration of Pontificate |
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1 |
Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada |
Kaladi |
Kanchi |
477 B.C. |
Founder and First Head of Kanchi Math |
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2 |
Sureswaracharya |
Kashmir |
Do |
407 B.C. |
70 years |
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3 |
Sarvajnatman |
Tamrabarani |
Do |
364 B.C. |
112 years |
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4 |
Satyabodha |
Amaravathi Tira |
Do |
268 B.C. |
63 years |
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5 |
Jnanananda |
Mangalam near Lalgudi |
Do |
205 B.C. |
63 Years |
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6 |
Suddhananda |
Vedaranya |
Do |
124 B.C. |
81 years |
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7 |
Anantananda |
Chera country |
Sri Saila |
55 B.C. |
69 Years |
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8 |
Kaivalyananda |
Tirupati |
Punyarasa Kanchi |
28 A.D. |
83 years |
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9 |
Krpa Sankara |
Andhara Desa |
Vindhya Mountains |
69 A.D. |
41 years |
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10 |
Sureswara |
Mahabaleswar |
Kanchi |
127 A.D. |
58 years |
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11 |
Sivananda Cidghana |
Karnataka |
Vriddhachala |
172 A.D. |
45 years |
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12 |
Chandrasekhara I |
Near Palar |
Seshachala |
235 A.D. |
63 years |
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13 |
Satchidghana |
Near Gadilam |
Kanchi |
273 A.D. |
37 years |
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14 |
Vidyaghana |
Andhra Desa |
Agastya Parvata |
317 A.D. |
45 years |
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15 |
Gangadhara I |
Kanchi |
Do |
329 A.D. |
12 years |
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16 |
Ujvala Sankara |
Tapati Tira |
Kashmir |
367 A.D. |
38 years |
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17 |
Sadasiva |
Kashmir |
Trayamabak |
375 A.D. |
10 years |
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18 |
Surendra |
Maharashtra |
Ujjain |
385 A.D. |
10 years |
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19 |
Vidyaghana |
Maharashtra |
Godavari Tira |
398 A.D. |
13 years |
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20 |
Muka Sankara |
(?) |
Godavari |
437 A.D. |
35 years |
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21 |
Chandrasekhara ii |
Konkan |
Kasi |
447 A.D. |
10 years |
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22 |
Bodhendra I |
Ratangiri |
Jagannatha |
481 A.D. |
34 years |
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23 |
Satchitsukha |
Srikakulam |
Do |
512 A.D. |
31 years |
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24 |
Chitsukha I |
Konan |
Ratangiri |
527 A.D. |
15 years |
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25 |
Satichidanandaghana |
Srimushnam |
Gokarna |
548 A.D. |
21 years |
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26 |
Prajnanaghana |
Pinakini river side |
Kanchi |
546 A.D. |
16 years |
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27 |
Chidvilasa |
Hastigiri |
Kanchi |
577 A.D. |
13 years |
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28 |
Mahadeva I |
Mithila |
Do |
601 A.D. |
24 years |
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29 |
Purnabodha I |
Andhra Desa |
Do |
618 A.D. |
17 years |
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30 |
Bodhendra Ii |
Do |
Do |
655 A.D. |
37 years |
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31 |
Chidanandaghana |
Andhra Desa |
Do |
672 A.D. |
4 years |
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33 |
Satchidananda |
Do |
Do |
692 A.D. |
20 years |
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34 |
Chandrasekhara III |
Vegavati side |
Do |
710 A.D. |
18 years |
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35 |
Chitsukha II |
Vedachala |
Sahaya Mountains |
737 A.D. |
27 years |
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36 |
Chitsukhananda Palar side |
Kanchi |
758 A.D. |
... |
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37 |
Vidyaghana |
Not Known |
Chidambaram |
788 A.D. |
21 years |
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38 |
Abhinava Sankara |
Chidambaram, Himalayas |
Dattatreya cave, |
840 A.D. |
30 years |
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39 |
Satchidvilasa |
Maharashtra |
Kanchi |
837 A.D. |
32 years |
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40 |
Mahadeva II |
Karnataka |
Do |
915 A.D. |
33 Years |
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41 |
Gangadhara II |
Bhima river side |
Do |
950 A.D. |
42 years |
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42 |
Brahamanandaghana |
Karnataka |
Do |
978 A.D. |
35 years |
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43 |
Anandaghana |
Tungabhadra |
Do |
1014 A.D. |
28 years |
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44 |
Purnabodha I |
Karnataka |
Do |
1040 A.D. |
36 years |
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45 |
Paramasiva I |
Do |
Do |
1061 A.D. |
26 years |
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46 |
Sandranandabodha |
Do |
Arunachala |
1098 A.D. |
21 years |
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47 |
Chandrasekhara IV |
Kundi river side |
Do |
1166 A.D. |
37 years |
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48 |
Advaitanandaboodha |
Pinakini |
Chidambaram |
1200 A.D. |
68 years |
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49 |
Mahadeva III |
Chayavanam |
Gadilam |
1247 A.D. |
34 years |
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50 |
Chandrachuda I |
Not Known |
Do |
1297 A.D. |
47 years |
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51 |
Vidyatirtha |
Bilvaranya |
Himalayas |
1385 A.D. |
50 years |
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52 |
Sankarananda |
Madhyarjuna |
Kanchi |
1417 A.D. |
88 years |
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53 |
Purnananda Sadasiva |
Nagarayana |
Do |
1498 A.D. |
32 years |
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54 |
Vyasachala Mahadeva |
Kanchi |
Vyasachala |
1507 A.D. |
81 years |
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55 |
Chandrachuda II |
Asmala |
Kanchi |
1524 A.D. |
9 years |
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56 |
Sarvajna Sadasivabodha |
Pennar side |
Rameswaram |
1539 A.D. |
17 years |
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57 |
Paramasiva II |
Pampatira |
Svetarayana |
1586 A.D. |
15 years |
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58 |
Atmabodha |
Vridhachalam |
Gadilam |
1638 A.D. |
47 years |
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59 |
Bhagavannama Bodhendra |
Kanchi |
Govindapuram |
1692 A.D. |
52 years |
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60 |
Adhyatma Prakasa |
Vasista river side |
Ambi |
1704 A.D. |
54 years |
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61 |
Mahadeva IV |
Not known |
Tiruvottriyur |
1746 A.D. |
12 year |
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62 |
Chandrasekhara V |
Not known |
Do |
1851 A.D. |
31 years |
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65 |
Mahadeva (Sudarsana) |
Madhyarjuna |
Elaiyattankudi |
1891 A.D. |
37 years |
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66 |
Chandrasekhara VI |
Udayambakkam |
Kalavai |
1908 A.D. |
40 years |
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67 |
Mahadeva VI |
Tiruvisanallur |
Do |
1908 A.D. |
7 days |
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68 |
Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Maha Svamigal VII |
Villupuram |
Kanchi |
1994 A.D. |
100 years |
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69 |
Jayendra Saraswathi Svamigal |
Irulneeki |
- |
- |
- |
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70 |
Sankara Vijayendra Sarasvathi Svamigal |
Thandalam |
- |
- |
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