Jayendra Saraswathi (Shankaracharya) Age, Death Cause, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer
Profession	69th Pontiff of the Kanchi monastery
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 July 1935
Birth Place	Irulneeki, Thiruvarur
Date of Death	28 February 2018
Place of Death	Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu)
Age (at the time of death)	82 Years
Death Cause	Cardiac arrest
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)
Educational Qualification	Vedic Education
Religion	Hinduism
Address	Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham 1, Salai Street, Ennaikaran, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Controversies	• In 2004, he was accused of the murder of a Kancheepuram temple accountant Sankarraman. • In 2002, he was charged allegedly to assault an auditor.
Family
Parents	Father- Not known Mother- Not known
Brother	M.K. Raghu
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Unmarried (celibate)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi

On 22 March 1954, at the age of 19, he was appointed as a 69th successor to the Mutt and was given the title ‘Sri Jayendra Saraswathi’ by Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamigal.

He had good knowledge of the Vedanta, Rig Veda, Upanishads, Nyaya, Vyakarana, Tarka shastras and other Hindu scriptures.

He lived an austere life with minimal eating, less sleeping and avoiding other material pleasures.

On 22 March 1994, he became the Peetathipathi of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham after the death of Peethathipathi, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal.

His math (monastery) runs several schools, hospitals, eye clinics, and public welfare institutions.

He fought against untouchability and social inequality to bring reforms in the society.

He had good relationships with the political leader like Jayalalithaa the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

In 2002, in an interview, he called the Babri Masjid ‘just a vijayastambham’ (a victory pillar) and said that the Ayodhya dispute was possible to resolve outside the court.

In 2016, he was acquitted of the murder case of Sankarraman, an accountant in his math.

Due to breathing problems, he was admitted to the Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre close to the Kamakshi Amman temple, where he left his body on 28th February 2018.