Fact sheet

Born – 1238 A.D
Purvashrama name – Vasudeva
Sanyasa – at age 11
Guru – Sri Achyutapreksha Tirtha
Sanyasa name – Purna Pragna
Name given upon completing studies – Ananda Tirtha
Pen name – Madhva
Other names – Sukha Tirtha, Srimadacharya
Philosophy – Tattvavada, commonly known as Dvaita
Shishyas – Padmanabha Tirtha, Narahari Tirtha, Hrishikesha Tirtha, Trivikrama Pandita, many others
Works – Nearly 50
Major works – Anu Vyakhyana, Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, Brahma Sutra Bhashya
End – disappeared in 1317