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Dasnami Sampradayas
By Swami Brahmeshananda, Belur Math
One of the major achievements of Acharya Shankara was to organize
the Hindu monasticism. He divided the Hindu monks into ten sects called
"Dasnami" and organized them under four heads with the Headquarters at Dwaraka
in the West, Jagannatha Puri in the East, Rameswaram in the South and Badrikashrama in the
North. These became the four sacred "Dhams", "Holy Places" of the
Hindus. He also enumerated other details of the order of Hindu monks grouped under these
heads for their identity. Although there are today a number of Hindu monastic sects, the
most authentic are the ten established by Acharya Shankara.
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Dakshina - Amnaya
(Southern) |
Paschima - Amnaya
(Western) |
Purva-amnaya
(Eastern) |
Uttara-amnaya
(Northern) |
Math - Monastery |
Shringeri |
Dwaraka |
Jagannath Puri |
Jyotirdham |
Pada (status) or Title |
Puri, Sarasvati, Bharati |
Tirth, Ashram |
Vana, Aranya |
Giri, Parvat, Sagara |
Acharya |
Sureswar |
Hastamalaka |
Padmapada |
Totakacharya |
Sampradaya (Sect) |
Bhurivara |
Keeravara |
Bhagavara |
Anandavara |
Kshetra |
Rameswar |
Dwaraka |
Purushottam |
Badri-kshetra |
God (Deva) |
Adi-Varaha |
Siddheswar |
Jagannatha |
Narayana |
Upanishad |
Brihadaranyaka |
Chhandogya |
Taittiriya |
Mandukya |
Veda |
Yajurveda |
Samaveda |
Rikveda |
Atharva-Veda |
Mahavakya |
Aham-Brahmasmi |
Tattvamasi |
Prajnanum Brahma |
Ayam Atma Brahma |
Goddess |
Kamakshi (Sarada) |
Bhadra Kali |
Vimala |
Purnaa Giri |
Tirtha (River) |
Tungabhadra |
Gomati Tirtha |
Mahodadhi |
Alakananda |
Gotra |
Bhaveswar |
Adhigata |
Kashyap |
Bhrigu |
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Related articles:
Sannyasa- Renunciation
Hindu Sects
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