Appayya Diksita
(Appayya Dīṣita)
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(1554-1626) He belonged to a family of scholars and wrote 104 works on such topics as poetics and Vedanta. |
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Various dates are ascribed to this medieval polymath. According to one authority Appayya Diksita lived between 1554 and 1626. He belonged to a family of distinguished scholars and was the author of 104 works on subjects like poetics and Vedanta and on Śaiva themes. His work in the first-mentioned category, Kuvalayānanda, is paricularly famous. He was patronised by King Venkatadeva of Vijayanagara and Tirumala Nāyaka of Madurai. |
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