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Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya was a revered Hindu philosopher and theologian, made a lasting impact on Indian philosophy. He is best known for introducing the Dvaita (dualistic) school of Vedanta, which proposed a fundamental distinction between the individual soul (Atman) and the ultimate reality (Brahman).
Early Life of Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya also known a Purna -Prajna and Ananda Tirtha, a significant figure of the Bhakti movement and a profound philosopher. He was born in a Brahmin family in a small village near Udupi, Karnataka, India. The exact date of his birth and life span is not confirmed but historian has controvercy between two time Periods of his life – 1199-1278 & 1238-1317. His birth name was Vasudeva, and his early life was deeply inclined towards spirituality and Vedic text. Madhvacharya is believed to have been a gifted child, who mastered the Vedas and other sacred texts effortlessly.
Philosophy of Madhvacharya
Sri Madhvacharya’s philosophical journey began at a young age of 16, he was initiated into sannyasa (mo
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Madhvacharya
13th century Hindu Dvaita philosopher
This article is about the founder of a theistic philosophy. For the 1986 film, see Madhvacharya (film).
Not to be confused with Madhavacharya.
Quotation
Reality is twofold: independent and dependent things. The Lord Vishnu is the only independent thing.
Madhvacharya (IAST: Madhvācārya; pronounced[mɐdʱʋaːˈtɕaːrjɐ]; 1199–1278 CE[5] or 1238–1317 CE), also known as Purna Prajna (IAST: Pūrṇa-Prajña) and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta. Madhva called his philosophy Tattvavāda meaning "arguments from a realist viewpoint".
Madhvacharya was born at Pajaka near Udupi on the west coast of Karnataka state in 13th-century India. As a teenager, he became a Sanyasi (monk) joining Brahma-sampradaya guru Achyutapreksha, of the Ekadandi order. Madhva studied the classics of Hindu philosophy, and wrote commentaries on the Principal Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras (Prasthanatrayi), and is credit
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Dvaita Vedanta
School of thought in Hinduism
Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST: Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta sub-school was founded by the 13th-century Indian philosopher-saint Madhvacharya.[1] Madhvacharya believed in three entities: God, jiva (soul), and jada (maya, matter).[2] The Dvaita Vedanta school believes that God and the individual souls (jīvātman) exist as independent realities, and these are distinct, being said that Vishnu (Narayana) is independent (svatantra), and Souls are dependent (paratantra) on him.
The Dvaita school contrasts with the other two major sub-schools of Vedanta, the Advaita Vedanta of Adi Shankara which posits nondualism—that ultimate reality (Brahman) and human soul (Ātman) are identical and all reality is interconnected oneness, and Vishishtadvaita of Ramanuja which posits qualified nondualism—that ultimate reality (Brahman) and human
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