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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group=Madhwa Brahmins
|native_name= ಮಾಧ್ವ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು
|popplace=
* [[Karnataka]]
* [[Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Telangana]]
* [[Maharashtra]]
* [[Tamil Nadu]]
| langs =
*[[Kannada language|Kannada]] (Majority)
* [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
* [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
* [[Tamil Language|Tamil]]
|rels=[[File:Om.svg|20px]][[Hinduism]] - [[Dvaita Vedanta]]

|related=
* [[Brahmin]]
* [[Deshastha Brahmin]]
* [[Kannada Brahmins]]
* [[Shivalli Brahmins]]
* [[Iyengar|Iyengar Brahmins]]
}}
'''Madhwa Brahmins''' or '''Madhwa''' or '''Deshastha Madhwa Brahmin''' is [[caste|subcaste]] of [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] community in [[India]]. The Madhwas generally follow the [[Dvaita]] school of [[Vedanta]] philosophy as espoused by Sripada [[Madhvacharya]] , later followers, according to the [[Tattvavada]] spiritual path.<ref name="HCAS">{{cite book |last=Bhattacharya |first=Jogendra Nath |date= |title=Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Other Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems |url= |location= |publisher= |page=442 |isbn=}}</ref>

== Teachings ==

===Teachings of Shri Guru [[Madhvacharya]]===
[[File:Shri Madhvacharya.jpg|thumbnail|right|text|[[Madhvacharya]] is a Prominent philosopher of [[Dvaita Vedanta]].He was born in [[Karnataka]] State.]]
''Reality is twofold: independent and dependent things. The Lord [[Vishnu]] is the only independent thing.''<ref>Sfn|Bryant|2007|p=361</ref>''

Madhvācārya's teachings are built on the premise that there is a fundamental difference between [[Atman (Hinduism)|Atman]] (individual soul, self) and the [[Brahman]] (ultimate reality, God Vishnu), these are two different unchanging realities, with individual soul dependent on Brahman, never identical.{{Sfn|Stoker|2011}}The Dvaita school founded by Madhva influenced [[Vaishnavism]], the [[Bhakti movement]] in medieval India, and has been one of the three influential [[Vedanta|Vedānta]] philosophies, along with [[Advaita Vedanta]] and [[Vishishtadvaita|Vishishtadvaita Vedanta]].{{Sfn|Bryant|2007|pp=12-13, 359-361}}{{Sfn|Sharma|1962|pp=xv-xvii}}<ref name=staffordbetty215>Stafford Betty (2010) , Dvaita, Advaita, and Viśiṣṭādvaita: Contrasting Views of Mokṣa, Asian Philosophy: An International Journal of the Philosophical Traditions of the East, Volume 20, Issue 2, pages 215-224</ref>

===Teachings of Shri Guru [[Raghavendra Swami]]===
[[File:ragavendra1.jpg|220px|right|Raghavendra Swami]]
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* Always Show and Have Respect to Your Mother, Father, Guru, Elders.
* Shastras have all the answers to day-to-day life’s difficulties and challenges.
* Shastraic way of life is the royal road to peace, prosperity and happiness.
* Without right living, right thinking will never happen.
* In short our life itself is worship.
* Every action is a puja.
* This life is precious.
* Not even a second that has gone will come back.
* Listening to the right shastras and always remembering Him is the highest duty, without which, life becomes meaningless.
* Have devotion to the Lord.
* Accepting the Lord's supremacy wholeheartedly is true devotion.
* Live with peace and harmony.
* Be kind and courteous to others feelings and ideas.
* Do not hurt the feelings of others.
* Don’t be proud, be away from egoism.
* Think about others, act softly, be selfless, polite and kind.
* Repentance feeling one should have whenever one does some mistakes.
* We are all the servants of Sri Hari.
* Always speak the truth.
* Universal Affection and Love for Fellow Creatures one should have in his life.
* Respect and regard the elders Stottamaru and Swaottamaru.
* Though I will not be with you in person my presence will be in my works and in my brindavan.
* You can serve me best by listening to, studying, preserving and propagating my works.
* Now I take leave of you.
* My blessings to you."
* "Raghavendra Gururayarasevisiro…Sowkyathijeevisiro" <ref>[[raghavendra Swami]]</ref>
== Festivals ==
{{See also|Hindu festivals}}

Madhwas follow the [[saka era|saka]] calendar. Madhwas celebrate almost all Hindu festivals. These include [[Rama Navami]], [[Hanuman Jayanti]], [[Krishna Janmashtami]], [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], [[Diwali]] and [[Holi]].

of these the most important festivals are [[Krishna Janmashtami]] and [[Hanuman Jayanti]].{{sfn|Thapan|1997|p=226}} {{sfn|Council of Social and Cultural Research|p=28}}

== Notable people ==
* [[B. Vittalacharya]] - Film director
* [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]] - Film Actress
* [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]] <ref>http://www.notablebrahmins.com/</ref> - Founder of [[Infosys]]<ref>http://www.notablebrahmins.com/n-r-narayana-murthy/</ref>
* [[Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar|K K Hebbar]] 1911-1996 famous Artist known for his contemporary paintings and line drawings<ref>http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=personality_inner&type=73</ref>.
* [[Dewan|Diwan]] [[Purnaiah]] 1746-1812 who was [[Dewan|Diwan]] of [[Mysore]] kingdom under 3 rulers Hyder Ali, Tippu Sultan and Wodeyar<ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/content/135632/F</ref>.
* [[Mysore Vasudevachar]] - was an Indian [[Musician]] and Chief Musician of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore court]] <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore_Vasudevachar#Early_life</ref>
==See also==
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* [[Kannada Brahmins]]
* [[Forward Castes]]
==References==
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=== Bibliography ===
* {{cite book|title = Philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya|first = B. N. Krishnamurti| last = Sharma| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (2014 Reprint) |isbn = 978-8120800687| year= 1962 | url=https://archive.org/stream/Philosophy.of.Sri.Madhvacarya/Philosophy.of.Sri.Madhvacharya#page/n0/mode/2up| ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|last=Padmanabhachar |first=C.M. |title=The Life and Teachings of Sri Madhvacharya| url=http://www.archive.org/download/TheLifeAndTeachingsOfSriMadhvacharyar/TheLifeAndTeachingsOfSriMadhvacharyar-C.m.PadmanabhaChar1909.pdf |accessdate =28 July 2011}}
* {{cite book|title = A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, 3rd Edition|first = B. N. Krishnamurti| last = Sharma| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint) |isbn = 978-8120815759| year= 2000 |ref=harv}}

==External links==
* http://www.vyasamadhwa.org
* http://www.chaturvedivyasa.org
* http://www.sumadhwaseva.com
* http://www.madhwas.com
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/madhwabrahmin Madhwa Brahmins] Group On [[Facebook]]

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