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