Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



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Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

SVBF (USA)

Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation (SVBF) is established as an international extension of the ancient Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri, Karnataka State, India.

It is incorporated as a non-profit religious and charitable organization in the USA. The Foundation functions under the direct guidance of the Jagadguru Shanakaracharya, His Holiness Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham.

Its name combines the names of Swami Bharati Tirtha, the presiding Jagadguru of Sringeri, and His Guru, Swami Abhinava Vidyatirtha. The word Vidya means “knowledge” and Bharati means “Sharada, the Goddess of all learning”. This is the first affiliated Shankara Mutt of Sringeri outside India.

The Foundation purchased a 35 acre property in the scenic lush green Pocono mountains of Pennsylvania at Stroudsburg to set up the Sringeri Sadhnana Center. The foundation is registered in the State of New Jersey with its offices at 5, Yates Dr., East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

The Pratisthapana Utsavam of Goddess Sharadamba, Maha Ganapati, and Adi Sankara was conducted on July 13, 1995. It comprises:
A Shrine for Sri Ganesha, Sri Sharada and Sri Adi Sankara and
Sadhana Center for the understanding and propagation of our philosophy, and values.
It is extremely committed to foster our Sanatana Dharma among global communities in general, and in the Continental United States in particular.

SVBF is in the process of constructing a new temple in the same property. The Bhoomi Pooja Ceremony was performed on August 6th 2005 and construction of the temple and priest quarters commenced on April 16th, 2006. SVBF requests you to generously donate and show your support to the new temple.

 
  • The Self (Atma) is never born nor does It ever die; neither does It cease to exist after having once existed nor does the Self come into existence, like the body, having not existed before. Unborn, eternal, It undergoes no change whatsoever and is primeval; It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • A person who hears about the condemnation of another incurs sin. What need be said about the sin incurred by a man who actually engages in nit picking? Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Prabodha Sudhakara
  • If you pray with faith and devotion, the Lord will certainly listen to your earnest prayers. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Our nation and its culture have a hoary past and we should all be proud of it. Mere aping of the West is not beneficial for us. For example, care of aged parents is something that has come down to us traditionally and we must never neglect this duty by imbibing concepts of some free societies, wherein concern for one’s own parents is at low ebb. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • It is a great blunder not to make proper use of the body and mind that has been given to us by God. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names