Questions tagged [dvaita]
Questions about Dvaita (literally duality or dualism), a sub school of Vedanta philosophy propounded by Madhvacharya that is a dualistic interpretation of scriptures and describes the real difference between individual souls, matter and God.
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Dvaita vs Advaita vs Vishistadvaita vs Shuddhadvaita vs any other
I hear these terms Dvaita, Advaita, Vishistadvaita, Shuddhadvaita, and may be any other XYZdvaita, etc in most of the questions but I am not very sure what do they refer to. Are these some communities ...
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What are the exact interpretations of four Mahavakyas by Dvaita, Vishishtadvaita and Advaita?
Note: You can write an answer from the perspective of one or more schools, whichever you know best and also I read somewhere that some schools consider Mahavakyas as quoted out of the context, if you ...
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How do Dvaitins and Vishistadvaitins interpret this passage of Mahabharata?
Below is the passage from Shanti Parva of Mahabharat in the chapter 320. It describes how Suka (the son of Veda Vyas) attained moksha. When Suka through his power of Yoga goes in position of attaining ...
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Do followers of dvaita really believe that advaitins are "deceitful demons"?
I came across a Shloka by Madhvacharya (ananda teertha) in which he calls advaitins as "deceitful demons". Also, in the work madvavijaya considered to be the authentic biography of Madhvacharya, the ...
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Who is commentator Pishacha on Brahma Sutras?
Narayana Panditacharya gave a list of 21 commentators on the Brahma Sutras who preceded Madhvacharya.
Here is the screenshot of 21 commentators:
I want to know who is this commentator Pishacha? The ...
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How do Dvaitins interpret the Advaita-sounding prayer of Prahlada?
In this chapter of the Vishnu Purana, Prahlada is thrown off a cliff and into the sea by Hiranyakashipu's men. Unfazed by this, he prays to Vishnu:
I glorify the supreme deity Vishńu, the ...
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How does Dvaita philosophy explain Moksha?
From what I've understood, Moksha means attaining union with the Supreme Soul. But Dvaita philosophy says that the individual souls (jiivatma) are different from the Supreme Soul (paramatma).
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How do Dvaitins interpret this verse of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad?
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is a part of the Shukla Yajur Veda. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad contains this verse (1.4.10):
ब्रह्म वा इदमग्र आसीत्, तदात्मानमेवावेत् ‘अहं ब्रह्मास्मि’ इति । तस्मात् ...
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How does Vedanta (Uttara Mimamsa) school prove their Astikya (Existence of God) using Shabda pramana?
How does Vedanta(Uttara Mimamsa) school of Indian philosophy prove their Astikya (Theism) using Shabda(or Agama) pramana, and also how is Shabda pramana established as a valid pramana.
It would be ...
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Which verses in Vedas and Upanishads can be used to prove that Brahman is sagunam?
We know that most Vaishnava sects believe in Saguna Brahman. Are there pramanas from the Brahma Sutras, Upanishads or the srutis themselves which show that Brahman has anantkalyangunams? What will be ...
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Do scriptures mention about Srimad Madhvacharya being an avatar of Lord Vayu?
It is believed by his followers that Srimad Ananda Teertha (a.k.a Madhvacharya) was the third incarnation of Vayu (MukhyaprAna), the previous two were:
Hanuman (Treta yuga)
Bheema Sena (Dwapara yuga)
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Why does Advaita insists on 'non-dualism' and not 'monism'?
What is the difference between non-dualism and monism? Advaita texts stresses on the non-dual aspect of things (probably as a negation to dvaita schools) over calling things monistic. Why is it so?
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How would dualistic schools of Vedanta (Vishistadvaitha and Dvaita) debate with a Buddhist?
As far as I know, Vishishtadvaitha and Dvaita base their arguments on Vedas.
As Buddhists reject the Vedas, how would the dualistic schools of Vedanta debate with Buddhists and establish Veda pramanya?...
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What is the initiation process for the Dvaita sampradaya? In what aspects does it differ from the Panchasamskara done by Srivaishnavas?
I was hearing a upanyasam about the Taapa part of the panchasamskaram which comes under Samaashrayanam for Srivaishnavas. It was mentioned that Dvaitins also have a similar procedure but instead of ...
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Can anyone please give pdf link for Brahma Sutra Bhashya of Shri Madhwacharya in English or Kannada?
Is a PDF version of Shri Madhwacharya Brahma Sutra Bhashya in English or Kannada available?
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How do dvaitins interpret this verse from Bhagavad Gita?
In chapter 8.21, Krishna Paramatma says that eternal unmanifest abode as supreme abode of him and never mentions any separate place as his abode.
Bhagavad Gita chapter 8, verse 21: That supreme ...
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Where can I get English or Kannada translation of Khandanatraya of Shri Madhwacharya?
If you have online links of one or more of Khandanatraya Granthams of Shri Madhwacharya with Kannada or English translation, please share it.
Khandanatraya:
1. Mayavada khandana
2. Upadhi khandana
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How does Kashmiri Shaivism explain the origin of bondage of souls?
I was having a conversation with a follower of Kashmiri Shaivism mainly Prathyabhijna System. He remarked that Kashmiri Shaivism explains the origin of bondage of souls better than Advaita Vedanta or ...
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How does Sri Madhvacharya interpret Srimad-Bhagavatam 12.5.11?
Shukdeva advises Raja Parikshit in Srimad-Bhagavatam (12/5/11):
aham brahma param dhaam brahma aham paramam padam/evam samikshya cha aatmanam aatmanimaadhaya nishkale
English Translation: Think: I am ...
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What's the difference between Dvaita and the Abrahamic faiths? [closed]
In Dvaita there is Atman and Brahman, while in the Abrahamic faiths there is soul and God.
These systems sound similar, but I assume they are in fact different?
According to Hindu philosophers, what ...
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Do Dvaitins, Vishistadvaitins and Achintya-Bheda-Abheda-vaadins consider the dream world as real?
Please note that this is not an attack on Dvaita, Vishistadvaita and Achintya-Bheda-Abheda. This is information seeking question.
We know the famous analogy of the universe compared with a dream in ...
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Is Vayu identical to Pavan in Dvaita philosophy?
Is the Vayu deva (Mukhya Prana) in the Devata taratamya of Acharya Madhwa identical with Pavan deva or is he someone different?
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Why did Swami Vivekananda say that Dvaita, Vishistadvaita and Advaita are all correct?
Swami Vivekananda said that Advaita, Vishistadvaita and Dvaita--all these doctrines are correct.
What did He mean by saying this?
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Does the Saura Purana foretell the appearance of Madhvacharya?
Madhvacharya was a Dvaita philosopher who propounded Dvaita philosophy by writing commentaries on Prasthanatrayi. I heard that his appearance was foretold in Saura Purana as an incarnation of a demon ...
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Are there English translations of Upanishad bhAshyas from dvaita and vishishtha advaita perspectives?
Sri Madhva wrote commentaries on upanishads from dvaita perspective.
Sri Ranga Ramanuja wrote commentaries on upanishads from vishishtha advaita perspective.
Are these commentaries available in ...
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How does dvaita theory counteract/explain BG 10:20
Bhagwad Gita Chapter 10 verse 20
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभुताशयस्थित: ॥
अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भुतानामन्त एव च ॥
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I am the Self, O Gudakesha (Arjuna —Conqueror-of-sleep), dwelling in the hearts of ...
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What is the status of Gods other than Vishnu in Dwaita?
According to Dvaita, there are three categories. Jada, Jeeva and Ishwara.
Now Ishwara is Narayana. What are other Gods or Devathas? Like Lakshmi, Brahma, Saraswathi, Rudra, Devi, Indra, Surya etc ...
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How does dvaita philosophy explain aham brahmaasmi? [duplicate]
aham brahmaasmi (I am Brahman) is a famous upanishad sentence. Prima facie, this statement is advaita-friendly because it is saying that jeeva is same as Brahman. But the dvaita philosophy of ...
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Was advaita scholar Sri Vidyaranya defeated by Sri Akshobhya Tirtha?
It is said that a debate took place between Sri Vidyaranya of Sankara tradition and Sri Akshobhya Teertha of Madhwa sampradaya and Sri Vedanta Desikan declared Sri Akshobhya as a winner. Is it true ?...
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What is the definition of Nirguna Brahman according to Dvaitadvaita & Dvaita?
According to Adi Shankara, Nirguna Brahman is a God who without any attributes. According to Ramanuja and Chaitanya, it is a God without negative qualities. What is the definition of Nirguna Brahman ...
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Allegory of the Moon and its shadow - Dvaita, Advaita and Vishishta Advaita
I remember reading about an allegory which uses the Moon and its shadow in water to describe the viewpoints of Dvaita, Advaita and Vishishta Advaita.
I cannot seem to find it online now.
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What are prerequisites for inquiry into brahman?
Many schools have written commentary on Brahma Sutras.
In the commentary to first verse, each school explains their meaning of atha and the prerequisites for study of brahman.
What do major schools ...
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Is the Kaliyugada Kalpataru available online?
The book Kaliyugada Kalpataru, written by Raja Gururajacharya, (who was the son from the poorvashrama of Sri Raghavendra Swami), is a complete biography of Sri Raghavandra Swami.
While writing my ...
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Why do both Advaitins and Dvaithins believe that Mithyathva or Falsity of world cannot be true?
In the famous Advaitasiddhi vs Nyayamrutha debate.
Here in Chapter VIII, page 77
First Vyasatirtha poses the following dilemma.
Is the falsity of world true or false?
Then he proceeds to show how both ...
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According to Dvaita philosophy, how does a Jivatma view another Jivatma in Vaikuntha?
As per my understanding, according to Dvaita philosophy Jivatma enters the Vaikuntha Loka but the Jivatma doesn't become Paramatma. It is also known that in Vaikuntha loka the primary duty of Jivatma ...
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According to Dvaita, are there puranic examples where Ishwara(God) or anyone(Sages and Saints) who has turned anybody's Jeevatma into Jada?
As random as the question may seem, it was the response of a person, from Dvaitha school, to my question can God convert Jeeva into Jada?
And he said "coming to your question of if Paramatma can ...
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Who is the god Latavya worshiped by Madhwas?
Madhvacharya’s philosophy or Dvaita divides Jivatmas or individual souls into three categories: Mukti Yogyas or those destined to attain Moksha, Nitya Samsaris or those destined to remain in Samsara ...
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What is scriptural source for the Madhwas' claim that Lord Vayu took avatar as Lord Hanuman in Ramayana and again as Bhima in Mahabharata? [duplicate]
Madhwas claim a unique thing which as far as I know, no other Hindu denomination claims explicitly that
Lord Vayu was first born as Lord Hanuman to serve Lord Rama in Treta Yuga.
Lord Vayu was then ...
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What was debate between Sri karpatri maharaja and Sri vidyamanya tirtha? [closed]
What was debate between Sri karpatri maharaja and Sri vidyamanya tirtha?
What was dialogues between them?
By which argument Sri karpatri maharaja win the debate ?
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Which scripture mentions the method to interpret the Puranas?
Some dvaitins say that Sriman Madhvacharya gave the method to interpret the Purana like three languages, sapta bedhas.
In which scripture did Madhvacharya tell this method of interpretation of Puranas?...
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Where can I get the works of Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha in English translation?
Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha, two extremely brilliant philosophers of Vedanta, have been characterized by countless scholars both from the East and West as presenting "the highest dialectical skill in ...
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What is Madhvacharya's argument against Brahman being the material cause of the universe?
Madhvacharya is the proponent of the Dvaita school of Vedanta because he doesn't believe that Brahman is the material cause of Jivatmas and Prakriti.
But what is his main argument against it?
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What was Madhvacharya's argument against the Shaktas?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Whose avatar was Sri RAghavendra Swami?
Famous in the madhwa line, Sri Raghavendra is linked with many miracles. His samaadhi is at mantrAlayam.
Whose avatAr was he ?
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What are Vrittis and Lakshanas? What are some good basic intro Books or Websites for learning this?
We know while interpreting Vedas and Upanishads and Brahma Sutras, we often hear words like
Jahad lakshana, Mukhya vritti, Shakti vritti, Ajahad lakshana, Vikara artha and Prachurya artha etc.
What ...
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Was Madhvacharya influenced by Islam or another Abrahamic religion?
Madhvacharya is the proponent of the Dvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
This school, unlike the other schools of Vedanta, believes:
God, souls, and the universe are all eternally distinct and
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How can dualists belong to dashanami Sampradaya?
The title is the question. The question arises with Vijayindra Tirtha and Sri Vadiraja Tirtha. It was Shankara who created the dashanami Sampradaya, right? He wanted to propagate the advaita vedanta ...
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How is the term so'ham interpreted by different schools?
The term so'ham occurs in many upanishads like Isha upanishad etc.
How do major schools like Advaita, Dvaita, Vishistadvaita and Achintya Bhedabheda interpret that?
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According to vedanta from where does jivaatma originates?
Origin and end of jivatma?? Is it created or can the atma divide? what happens to atma in nirvana or moksha, how did it come to be, how can it be eternally fragmented from the supreme? How did the ...
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Source of saying: नित्यं एकमनस्कौ तौ (Nithyam Ekamanaskou tou)
In this video, a Swamiji belonging to Shri Madhwacharya order of Sannyasis, say that Lord Krishna and Bhima had the same mindset and same opinons.
He says in Sanskrit,
नित्यं एकमनस्कौ तौ
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