Mahaperiyava

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kanchi_Mahaswami
gptkb:Kanchi_Paramacharya
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kanchipuram
gptkb:Kanchi_Kamakoti_Peetham
Hindu monastic tradition
gptkbp:birthDate 20 May 1894
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Chandrashekarendra_Saraswati
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Villupuram,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:centenaryCelebration 1994
gptkbp:centenaryStampIssued 1994
gptkbp:deathDate 8 January 1994
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kanchipuram,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:disciples gptkb:Vijayendra_Saraswathi
gptkb:Jayendra_Saraswathi
gptkbp:guruOf gptkb:Jayendra_Saraswathi
gptkbp:hasWrittenFor gptkb:Deivathin_Kural
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Paramacharya
gptkb:Guru
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahaperiyava
gptkbp:influenced many devotees across India
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Adi_Shankaracharya
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:social_reform
spiritual discourses
Vedic scholarship
promoting dharma
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:legacy establishment of Veda Pathashalas
inspiration for spiritual seekers
promotion of Sanskrit education
rejuvenation of Vedic traditions
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableEvent ascended Peetham at age 13
centenary celebrations in 1994
longest serving Shankaracharya
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mahalakshmi_Ammal
gptkb:Subramanya_Sastri
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Advaita_Vedanta
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:68th_Shankaracharya_of_Kanchi_Kamakoti_Peetham
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mahadevendra_Saraswati_V
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:samadhiLocation gptkb:Kanchi_Kamakoti_Peetham,_Kanchipuram
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jayendra_Saraswathi
gptkbp:termEnd 1994
gptkbp:termStart 1907
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sri_Chandrasekarendra_Saraswati
gptkb:Swami_Chandrasekarendra_Saraswati
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6