He was a famous scholar and the Vedanta teacher of Kashi. He was the disciple of Vasudeva Sarvabhauma of Nilachala. (Bhaktiratnakara 1.776-778)
The conclusions of Vedanta contained in Shrimad-Bhagavatam that were expounded by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya in Puri had been in turn taught by the Bhattacharya to Madhusudana Vachaspati.Under Shri Madhusudana Vachaspati, Shrila Jiva Goswami studied Vedanta, logic, philosophy and all kinds of scripture.