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A maţha (also written math, matha or mutt) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of the Hindu and Jain traditions. A maţha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram.

Advaita maţhas: The oldest such institutions follow the Advaita tradition, where the head of a maţha is called a Shankaracharya, a title derived from Ādi Śankara. Hindu tradition states that he put in charge of the following mathas his four main disciples: Sureshwaracharya, Hastamalakacharya, Padmapadacharya, and Totakacharya respectively. The four Āmnāya maţhas founded by Adi Shankara, all of the Smarta tradition, are:

1. Śringeri Śāradā Pīţham, at Sringeri, Karnataka
2. Dwaraka Pītham, at Dwaraka, Gujarat
3. Govardhana matha, at Puri, Orissa
4. Jyotirmath, in Uttarakhand

In addition, these Advaita mathas also state they were founded by Adi Shankara:

1. Ramachandrapura Math at Ramachandrapura, Hosanagara, Shimoga Dist., Karnataka (http://ramachandrapuramath.org/).
2. Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, at Tamil Nadu Sarvajina Peetam

Other important maţhas of the Advaita tradition include the Kavale maţha and the Chitrapur Matha (both associated with Saraswat Brahmins), the Hariharapura maţha, the Jyotirmath, in Uttarakhandand etc.

VishishtAdvaita Mathas:

• Vanamamalai Mutt - Sri Vaishnava tradition of Ramanuja
• Andavan Ashramam - Sri Vaishnava tradition of Ramanuja
• Ahobila Matha - Sri Vaishnava tradition of Ramanuja
• Parakala matha - Sri Vaishnava tradition of Ramanuja
• Chinna jeeyar math - Sri Vaishnava tradition of Ramanuja

Dvaita Mathas:

• Sri Pejavara Matha
• Sri Palimaru Matha
• Sri Kaniyooru Matha
• Sri Adamaru Matha
• Sri Sodhe Matha
• Sri Shiroor Matha
• Sri Krishnapura Matha
• Sri Puthige Matha
• Sri Uttarādi Matha
• Sri Raghavendra Swami Matha
• Sri Sripadaraja Matha
• Sri Kundapura Vysaraja Matha
• Sri Subrahmanya Matha
• Sri Balagaru Matha
• Sri Kanva Matha
• Sri Sosale Vyasaraja Matha
• Sri Bheemanakatte Matha
• Sri Bhandarakeri Matha

Shakti Vishistadvaita(Veerashaiva) maţhas:

1. Rambhapuri Peetha, at Balehonnur, Karnataka
2. Ujjaini Peetha, at Ujjaini, Karnataka
3. Shree Shaila Peetha, at Shree Shailam, Andhrapadesh
4. Kedar Peetha, at Kedar, Uttarakhand
5. Kashi Peetha at Varanasi,UttarPradesh
6. Sri Siddaganga Matha at Tumkur,Karnataka

External links

• Sri Puthige Matha
• Sri Kaniyooru Matha
• Sri Pejavara Adhokshaja Matha
• Uttaradi Matha
• Sri Raghavendra Swami Matha

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