Kanaka Dasa
Kanaka Dasa (1509–1609) was a Haridasa saint and philosopher of Dvaita Vedanta, also known as Daasashreshta Kanakadasa (ದಾಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕನಕದಾಸ) from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a follower of Madhvacharya's Dvaita philosophy and a disciple of Vyasatirtha. He was a composer of Carnatic music, poet, reformer and musician. He is known for his keertanas and ugabhoga, and his compositions in the Kannada language for Carnatic music. Like other Haridasas, he used simple Kannada and native metrical forms for his compositions.
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| Born | Thimmappa Nayaka 30 November 1509 |
| Died | 1609 (aged 100) Kaginele, Byadagi Taluk (Haveri District) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Occupation | Ruler, saint, poet, philosopher, composer |
| Order | Haridasa (Dasakuta) |
| Philosophy | Dvaita, Vaishnavism |
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| Guru | Vyasatirtha |
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