DASHANAMI SAMPRADAYA

'Dashanami Sampradaya' (IAST ''), literally ''Tradition of Ten Names'', is a Hindu monastic tradition established by Adi Shankara in the 8th century CE in India. Those Hindus who take up sannyasa in the Advaita Vedanta or Smarta tradition take up one of the ten names associated with this sampradaya. In North India, these monks are organised into ''. In the 16th century CE, Madhusudana Saraswati organised the Naga tradition of armed sannyasis in order to protect Hindus from the tyranny of the Mughal rulers.
The orders are:
#Saraswati
#Tirtha
#Aranya
#Bharati
#Tirtha
#Ashrama
#Giri
#Parvata
#Sagara
#Vana
#Puri
#Aranya
Saraswati, Tirtha, Aranya and Bharati are associated with the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Tirtha and Ashrama are associated with the Dwaraka Pitha. Giri, Parvata and Sagara are associated with Jyotirmath. Vana, Puri and Aranya are associated with the Govardhana matha at Puri.
However, it is to be noted the association with the above mathas is only a nominal one.

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See also

★ Sannyasa

★ Adi Shankara

★ Advaita Vedanta

References

★ The Dashanami Sampradaya- the Monastic Tradition

★ Dasnami Sampradaya