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(11) "He made petition at the feet of Vidyāraṇya-Śrīpāda, representing that in Śriṅgapura, in (connection with) the dharmma-pīṭha (religious throne,—Simhāsane dharmamaye, in the original) established by Saṅkarāchāryya (-chārya, in the original), there must be a maṭha and agrahāra." Of this dharma-pīṭha (Simhāsana) Mr. Rice further says: "The Śriṅgeri dharma-pīṭha or religious throne was established as is well known (refers to the inscription quoted above) by Śaṅkarāchārya, the great Śaiva reformer of the 8th century. It is situated on the left bank of the Tuṅgā river, in a fertile tract near the Western Ghats. The celebrated scholar Mādhava or Vidyāraṇya (forest of learning), author of the Veda-bhāshya, who was instrumental in founding the Vijayanagar empire in 1336, was the head of the establishment at that time." (Then is added that his brother was Sāyana, the well-known commentator of the Rig-Veda. The architectural characteristics are, however, not given). (Ep. Carnat. vol. VI. Śriṅgeri Jāgir, no. 11, Transl. p. 95, last para; Roman text, p. 195, line 1, 12 f; Introduct. p. 23, para 5).