| Name(s) |
JAYENDRA SARASWATHI |
| Date of
Birth |
July 18, 1935 |
| Date of
Death |
Feb 28, 2018 |
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Identity |
69th Shankaracharya
Guru and head or pontiff (Pïțhādhipati) of the Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetham. |
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Description |
- He was born as Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer.
- He is one of the leading
religious figures in Hinduism
today.
- The Jayalalithaa government in Tamil
Nadu enacted a law to ban religious
conversion, in keeping with the
Shankaracharya's oft-expressed concerns.
The Tamil Nadu government also started
to enforce a pre-existing ban on animal
sacrifice in temples, echoing concerns
raised by the pontiff.
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| Events |
| Nov 11,
2004: |
He was arrested in connection with the
Sankararaman murder case. The
trial went on till 2013 when he was
acquitted by the court. |
| Jan 08,
1994: |
On this day he took over as Kanchi
Kamakoti Pitadipati. |
| Mar 22,
1954: |
He was nominated by his
predecessor,
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
Swamigal, as his successor
and was given the title
Jayendra Saraswathi on
this day.
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