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known by names Gangadhara Adhvarin and Gangadhara Suri was a great vedic
scholar of the Krishna Yajurveda from Thiruvalangadu in Thanjavur district of
Tamil Nadu.[1][2] He was son of Bhatt Shri Deva Nrisimha Bhatta and Sumati,[3]
whose ancestors were connected with Appayya.[4][5] Gangadhara was a disciple of
Visvarupa. He was a Smarta brahmin belonging to the Vadhula gotra.
He was an expert in Nyaya and Taraka Shastra. He was one of the eight jewels
at the court of Maratha king Serfoji I of Tanjore. He had performed the
Vajapeya yagna, which was presided by the Maratha King Serfoji and such given
title of Vajapeyi.[3]
He also wrote Avaidika Darsana Samgraha .[8] The work was very popular in South
India and is considered to be an important source book on Buddha-Jaina
fundamentals next to Sarva-darśana-saṅ̇graha of Vidyaranya.[9]