[Advaita-l] Request for Scholarly Sources Regarding the Kudali–Sringeri Historical Debate

[Swagata Chowdhury]

*Present day Sringeri I meant that we know and believe Original Sringeri
matha.

swagata

On Fri, 10 Jul 2026, 5:30 pm Swagata Chowdhury, <
swagatachowdhury024 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Respected Sir
>
> I hope you are doing well.
>
> I am currently looking for scholarly resources—such as books, research
> papers, academic articles, or well-researched blog posts—that refute or
> examine the claim that the Kudali Sringeri Matha is the original Sringeri
> Sharada Peetham.
>
> Why I am talking abt this? due to the ongoing legal dispute between 71st
> and 72nd pontiffs of the Kudali Sringeri Matha and the question of the
> legitimate *Uttaradhikari,* some followers of both the Kudali(they are
> follower 72nd) and Kanchi traditions(Not talking abt the matha but some
> followers r unbearable)  have begun attacking specially X and Facebook that
> the widely recognized Sringeri Sharada Peetham is not the original matha.
> They have also started criticizing those who express respect for the
> present-day Sringeri Sharada Peetham.Their principal argument is that Adi
> Shankaracharya's references to the Tungabhadra River indicate that the
> original Sringeri Matha must have been located at Kudali, which lies at the
> confluence of the Tunga and Bhadra rivers, rather than at the present-day
> Sringeri, which is situated on the Tunga River alone.I am interested in
> studying this issue from a historical and academic perspective. Therefore,
> I would greatly appreciate any pdfs credible books, peer-reviewed research
> papers, epigraphical studies, historical analyses, or well-documented
> articles or internet blogs that critically evaluate or challenge this claim.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and assistance. I look forward to your
> recommendations.
>
> Swagata Chowdhury
>