Jyotir Math

India

Also known as: ज्योतिर मठबद्रीकेदार मठଜ୍ୟୋତିର୍ ମଠబదరీనాథ్ మఠంജ്യോതിർമഠപീഠം

Uttarāmnāya Śrī Jyotish Pītham or JyotirMath is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams believed by it's tradition to be established by the Ādi Śaṅkara 2500 years ago to preserve Hinduism and Advaita Vedānta, the doctrine of nonduality. Located in the city of Joshimath, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, it is the uttarāmnāya matha or Northern Āmnāya Pītham, amongst the four Chaturamnay Peethams - Kalady Kerala, alleged birthplace of Adi Shankara with the others being the Sringeri Śārada Pīṭhaṃ (Karnataka) in the South, Dvārakā Śāradā Pītham in the West and Purī Govardhanmaṭha Pīṭhaṃ in the east. Its appointees bear the title of Shankaracharya.[1]

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LocationIndia
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Sources

  1. Jyotir Math - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  2. Wikidata Q6319448 — Wikidata