Recalling all this, Dhondho Pant realized that it was the potency of Aksobhya’s words which gave him the opportunity to remember who he was in his previous birth, much like Jada Bharata. Dhondho Pant asked Aksobhya to accept him as a disciple and to guide him on the path of spiritual fulfillment.
Over time, he was initiated with the name of Jayatirtha.
Aksobhya’s teachings to Jayatirtha
Sri Akshobhya Tirtha carefully taught the complex dualistic philosophy to his new disciple. Jayatirtha was a brilliant and dynamic intellectual so the time spent educating him was well invested.
Over time, Jayatirtha himself became a respected Acarya, so much so that he was designated “the second moon of Madhva” and “Tikacarya” for his numerous writings.
Akshobhya Tirtha taught him how to find the hidden meanings in Madhva’s words which evaded others grasp and how to write these concepts in a way that would soundly defeat impersonalist philosophy
Vyasa Tirtha, the 18th Acarya of the Guru’s descent who started from Visnu, wrote Jaya Tirtha Vijaya, where Akshobhya Tirtha’s victory over Vidyaranya was told.
He was the Acarya of Sri Madhva’s Movement for 15 years, from 1350 to 1365.
The Writings
Some historians argue that Akshobhya Tirtha wrote very little. It is said the only book he penned was called Madhva-tattva-sara-sangraha, which was lost over time. Even if that was true, Aksobhya remains an important character in Vaisnava history[1].
Samadhi
Sripada Akshobhya Tirtha’s samadhi lies on the banks of the Kagini River in a place called Malkeda in Karnataka. Malkheda is situated 40 km from the Gulbarga district. From Gulbarga, one can take a bus to Malkhed. It is located between Gulbarga and Sedam, 12 km from Sedam.
Parampara
- Krsna
- Brahma
- Narada
- Vyasa
- Madhva
- Padmanabha
- Nrhari
- Madhava
- Aksobhya
- Jaya Tirtha
- Jnanasindhu
- Dayanidhi
- Vidyanidhi
- Rajendra
- Jayadharma
- Purusottama
- Brahmanya Tirtha
- Vyasa Tirtha
- Laksmipati
- Madhavendra Puri
- Isvara Puri, (Nityananda, Advaita)
- Sri Caitanya
- Rupa, (Svarupa, Sanatana)
- Raghunatha, Jiva
- Krsnadasa
- Narottama
- Visvanatha
- (Baladeva) Jagannatha
- Bhaktivinoda
- Gaurakisora
- Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
- Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
[1] BNK Sharma 1961. History of the Dvaita of Vedanta School, page 229.
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