Sureśvara

Sureśvara (also known as Sureśvarācārya, was a 9th-century Indian philosopher, who studied under Śankara. Śankara is said to have entrusted to Sureśvara his first monastic institution, the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Sureśvara is believed to have founded the Naduvil Matham in Thrissur. His Maha Samadhi is located near the Sharada temple of Sringeri Mutt in Sringeri Karnataka.