History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c9.88

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आनन्दतीर्थ, the founder of the मध्व sect. Said to have flourished between 1118-1198 A.D. But there are varying views. One of his pupils अक्षोभ्यतीर्थ is said to have defeated विद्यारण्य in polemical discussions. If this be correct, then आनन्दतीर्थ must have flourished about 1250-1300. Dr. Bhandarkar (in Vaiṣṇavism and Śaivism p. 59) accepts 1198 and 1276 A. D. as the years of his birth and death; a. of कर्मनिर्णय, कृष्णामृतमहार्णव, जयन्तीनिर्णय, संन्यासपद्धति, सदाचारस्मृति or स्मृतिविवरण. Vide Bhandarkar's Report for 1882-83, p. 207 for 37 works attributed to him and E. I. vol. VI pp. 261-263 for the age of आनन्दतीर्थ and his pupils. आनन्दतीर्थ is said to have been the son of मध्यगेह.