y ▁and ▁the ▁D h ond eling ▁Tib et an ▁refuge e ▁cam ps ▁as ▁home . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁K arn ata ka ▁played ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁sh aping ▁present ▁day ▁Indian ▁religion ▁and ▁philosophy . ▁U du pi , ▁S ring eri , ▁G ok arna ▁and ▁Mel uk ote ▁are ▁well ▁known ▁places ▁of ▁S ansk rit ▁learning ▁and ▁V edic ▁learning . ▁Sh ra van abel ag ola , ▁M ud ab id ri , ▁K ark ala ▁are ▁famous ▁for ▁J ain ▁history ▁and ▁monuments . ▁ ▁The ▁great ▁saint ▁Mad h v ach ary a ▁( 1 2 3 8 - 1 3 1 7 ▁AD ), ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁dv ait a ▁philosophy ▁and ▁R ag hav endra ▁Sw ami ▁were ▁born ▁here . ▁Ad i ▁Sank ara , ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁adv ait a ▁found ▁en light en ment ▁in ▁S ring eri ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁math as ▁he ▁established ▁in ▁India . ▁F ear ing ▁per sec ution ▁from ▁the ▁T amil ▁Ch olas R aman uj ach ary a ▁fled ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁K arn ata ka ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁Ho ys ala ▁dynast y ▁and ▁pre ached ▁his ▁philosophy ▁from ▁Mel uk ote . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁AD , ▁Vir asha iv ism ▁spread ▁from ▁northern ▁K arn ata ka ▁across ▁the ▁De cc an . ▁Many ▁of ▁its ▁found ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Bas av anna