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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is a Hindu monastic institution located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu and is one of the five ''pancha-bhUta-sthalas'' ("Temples denoting the five elements"). The five ''pancha-bhUta-sthalas'' or material sites represent earth (Kanchipuram), sky (Chidambaram), air (Kalahasti), fire (Thiruvannamalai), and water (Thiruvanaikoil). It is known formally as ''Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam'', and it is claimed to have been founded by the Adi Sankara. The head of the ''matha'' is referred to as a "Sankaracharya", a title that is also applied to the heads of the four Adi Sankara mathas. The Kanchi matha has been gaining prominence since the 18th century, when it was at Kumbakonam. Today, it is one of the most important religious institutions in South India. ==History== The matha claims to be founded by the Adi Sankara, although this claim is disputed by the other mathas of Adi Shankara, particularly Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Jayendra Saraswati Swami is the current pontiff as the 69th head in succession, tracing its history back to the fifth century BCE. It is claimed that Sri Adi Sankara came to Kanchipuram, and that he established the Kanchi matha named "Dakshina Moolamnaya Sarvagnya Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam" in a position of supremacy (Sarvagnya Peetha) over the other mathas of the subcontinent, before his attaining ''samadhi'' there. The Kamakoti Peetam however, traditionally refers to Kamakshi referred popularly as Kamakodi. 'Kamakodi' is of Tamil origin, referring to Goddess Durga. 'Kodi' refers to Durga in the ancient Tamil Sangam literature. Kanchipuram is referred to as Kachi. The Vyakarana Mahabhashya of Patanjali uses the word 'Kanchi' and it can be thus understood that the word Kanchi also has a Sanskrit base. It is claimed that under the guidance of Sureshvarachaya, Adi Shankara appointed Sarvajnatman as the second Peetadhipathi. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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