Editing Monastery (section)

==Hinduism==

===Advaita Vedanta===
[[File:Vidyashankara Temple at Shringeri.jpg|thumb|Hindu [[matha]], Vidyasankara Temple]]

In Hinduism, monks have existed for a long time, and with them, their respective monasteries, called [[matha]]s. Important among them are the chatur-amnaya mathas established by [[Adi Shankara]] which formed the nodal centres of under whose guidance the ancient Order of Advaitin monks were re-organised under ten names of the [[Dashanami Sampradaya]].

* [[Ramakrishna Math]]

===Sri Vaishnava===
[[File:Parakala Mutt - as it stands today.jpg|thumb|Parakala Mutt – as it stands today]]

[[Ramanuja]] heralded a new era in the world of Hinduism by reviving the lost faith in it and gave a firm doctrinal basis to the [[Vishishtadvaita]] philosophy which had existed since time immemorial. He ensured the establishment of a number of [[matha]]s of his [[Sri Vaishnava]] creed at different important centres of pilgrimage.

*[[Emar Matha]] at [[Puri]]
*Sriranga Narayana Jeeyar Mutt at [[Srirangam]]
*Tirumala Pedda Jeeyangar Mutt at [[Tirupati]]
Later on, other famous Sri Vaishnava theologians and religious heads established various important mathas such as
*Vanamamalai Mutt
*[[Parakala Mutt]]
*[[Ahobila Mutt]]

===Nimbarka Vaishnava===
[[File:Ukhra Nimbarka Peeth Mahanta Asthal.JPG|thumb|Ukhra Nimbarka Peeth Mahanta Asthal]]

[[Nimbarka Sampradaya]] of Nimbarkacharya is popular in North, West and East India and has several important Mathas.
*Nimbarakacharya Peeth at Salemabad, [[Rajasthan]]
*Kathia Baba ka Sthaan at [[Vrindavan]]
*[[Ukhra Mahanta Asthal]] at [[Ukhra]] in [[West Bengal]]
*Howrah Nimbarka Ashram at [[Howrah]]

===Dvaita Vedanta===
[[Ashta matha]] (eight monasteries) of [[Udupi]] were founded by [[Madhvacharya]] (Madhwa acharya), a [[dwaitha]] philosopher.
* [[Gaud Saraswat]] Math
* [[Kashi Math]] at [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Gokarna Math]] at Canacona, [[Goa]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}