 Born as Vasudeva in Pajaka village near Udupi in 1238 , he learnt the Vedas and Upanishads under his guru Achyutapreksha . He was initiated into sanyasa ( asceticism ) after which he earned the name Madhvacharya ( or Anandatirtha ) . Later , he disagreed with the views of his guru and began to travel India . He successfully debated with many scholars and philosophers during this time and won over Naraharitirtha , a minister in Kalinga , who would later become Madhvacharya 's first notable disciple . Unlike Adi Shankaracharya ( 788 – 820 ) who preached Advaita philosophy ( monism ) and Ramanujacharya who propounded Vishishtadvaita philosophy ( qualified monism ) , Madhvacharya taught the Dvaita philosophy ( dualism ) . 
 Born as Vasudeva in Pajaka village near Udupi in 1238 , he <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>learnt</mark></a> the Vedas and Upanishads under his guru Achyutapreksha . He was initiated into sanyasa ( asceticism ) after which he earned the name Madhvacharya ( or Anandatirtha ) . Later , he disagreed with the views of his guru and began to travel India . He successfully debated with many scholars and philosophers during this time and won over Naraharitirtha , a minister in Kalinga , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>would later become Madhvacharya <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>first notable disciple . Unlike Adi Shankaracharya ( 788 – 820 ) <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>who</mark></a>preached Advaita philosophy ( monism ) and Ramanujacharya <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a>propounded Vishishtadvaita philosophy ( qualified monism ) , Madhvacharya taught the Dvaita philosophy ( dualism ) . 
Born as Vasudeva in Pajaka village near Udupi in 1238 , he learned the Vedas and Upanishads under his guru Achyutapreksha . He was initiated into sanyasa ( asceticism ) after which he earned the name Madhvacharya ( or Anandatirtha ) . Later , he disagreed with the views of his guru and began to travel India . He successfully debated with many scholars and philosophers durin this time and won over Naraharitirtha , a minister in Kalinga , would later become Madhvacharya  first notable disciple . Unlike Adi Shankaracharya ( 788 – 820 ) preached Advaita philosophy ( monism ) and Ramanujacharya propounded Vishishtadvaita philosophy ( qualified monism ) , Madhvacharya taught the Dvaita philosophy ( dualism ) .