Guo Shoujing vs Madhvacharya
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Compare the life timelines of Guo Shoujing (1231–1316) and Madhvacharya (1238–1317) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1238 to 1316.
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Guo Shoujing (1231–1316)
- — Born in Xingtai, Hebei Verified
- — Studied under the scholar-statesman Liu Bingzhong's circle Verified
- — Entered the service of Kublai Khan as a hydraulic engineer Verified
- — Surveyed and improved irrigation and waterways in the Gansu region Verified
- — Appointed to lead the reform of the imperial calendar Verified
- — Completed the Shoushi calendar Verified
- — Became head of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau Verified
- — Completed the Tonghui Canal linking Dadu to the Grand Canal Verified
- — Died in Dadu (modern Beijing) Verified
Madhvacharya (1238–1317)
- — Born in Pajaka near Udupi in coastal Karnataka Verified
- — Became a sannyasin under the guru Achyutapreksha Verified
- — Named head of his monastic lineage with the title Ananda Tirtha
- — Undertook a pilgrimage across India, including to Badrinath in the Himalayas
- — Composed his Brahma Sutra Bhashya, founding text of Dvaita Vedanta Verified
- — Founded the Krishna Matha temple at Udupi Verified
- — Established the eight monasteries (Ashta Mathas) of Udupi Verified
- — Died at Udupi Verified