Quotes:Madhava Vidyaranya

Zirkoff, Boris

Mâdhava - Vidyâranya. Renowned Vedantic scholar and teacher, native of Tuluva, Southern India (fl. 1368-91 ).Kanarese Brâhmana, known also as Ânandatirtha, Bhagavatpâda and Madhu, and by his religious name of Vidyâranya (forest of knowledge). Elder brother of Sâyana, the great Vedic commentator. In 1368, acted as minister for King Bukka I (1350-79) of Vijayanagara. Died as abbot of the Sringeri monastery, where he succeeded Bhâratàtîrtha. Best known works are: Sarva-darsana-samgraha, or “compendium of all the Philosophical Systems,” wherein the author with remarkable mental detachment places himself in the position of an adherent in each case, describing some 15 systems; Jaiminîya-mâla-vistara (known also as *Adhikarana-ratna-mâlâ (See App. p. 362), important comm, on the Mimânsâ Sutras of Jaimini; *Samkaradigvijaya, a panegyric of Samkara in verse (See App. p. 367) and the Panchadasi, the most popular explanation of Adwaita (non-dual) Vedanta in modern India, composed with the help of Bhâratâtîrtha.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 5, p. 377

Anandatirtha. See Madhava.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 5, p. 369

Vidyaranya. See Madhava.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 5, p. 383