Raghunandan Dasa
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Born16th century
EraMughal Empire in the subcontinent
RegionMithila
Mahamahopadhya Raghunandan Dasa | |
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रघुनंदन दास | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 16th century |
| Era | Mughal Empire in the subcontinent |
| Region | Mithila |
| Alma mater | Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Mithila |
| Known for | Gifting the throne of Mithila as Gurudakshina to his Guru Mahesh Thakur |
| Other names | Raghunandan Jha |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Teachers | Mahesh Thakur |
Raghunandan Dasa (Maithili: रघुनंदन दास) was an eminent scholar from the region of Mithila in the Indian subcontinent.[1][2][3] He was a disciple of the other contemporary scholar Mahesh Thakur in the Mithila region. He was a prominent Sanskrit and Vedic scholar. He was also the scholar of Maithili literature.[3] He is well known for gifting the throne of Mithila as a Gurudakshina to his Guru Mahesh Thakur.[4][5] He was the author of the Uttara Ramacharit works of Bhavabhuti.[6] He is also known as Raghunandan Jha.[7]
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