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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What is the spatial status of Jeevatma according to Dwaitha Vedanta?
My information trading this comes exclusively from the lectures of Vidyavachaspathi Shri Bannanje Govindacharyaru.
In a lecture he said Dwaitha treats Jeevatma as an atom, that is Jeevatma is point ...
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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 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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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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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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What is the Dvaitha world view?
I need some clarification about the ontological claims of Dvaitha Vedanta.
Who created Jada and Jeevatma, did Ishwara create these or were they always existing? i.e anadhi?
Did Vishnu create the ...
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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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How exactly does creation happen for Dwaithis?
As Dwaitha professes athyanthika bheda between Jada, Jeeva and Ishwara. How is creation described?
What are the origin of Jeeva and Jada, if they have one, and what are their qualities according to ...
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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 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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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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Why does Brahman not grant moksha to all according to uttara-mimamsa?
This question is asked purely in regard to Uttara-mimamsa school, please do not mark this question again as a duplicate of this question, which this is not. Firstly it is not referring only to Krishna,...
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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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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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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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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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Is everything fixed and I (as a limited individual) am not the doer in spite of Heisenberg's uncertainty? [duplicate]
Is everything fixed in spite of Heisenberg's uncertainty and the so called 'doer-ship of limited individuals'?
Is there free-will or is life just a movie that we are forced to watch?
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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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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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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 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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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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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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Cause of Evil, as per Theistic Vedanta?
If Parameshvara is svatantra karta as per Vedanta, and if everything pre decided as per lords will, whatever we're doing is God doing actually, so is he the Cause of Evil
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Notions of Duality in Vedas/Puranas
This is my first post on the Hinduism community and I do not have prior knowledge of the rules of the community, so I hope my question is in the right place. I have found that the stories of lore ...
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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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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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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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Do non-Advaita Vedanta philosophies also believe that buddhi is part of Prakruti/Pradhana?
Do Vedanta philosophies other than Advaita also believe that Buddhi is part of Prakriti/Pradhana and not part of/is individual self? If yes, how do liberated beings think in Vaikuntha?
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Which Shaivite sects are dualistic?
Most Shaivite sects are Advaitin whereas some Shaivites, especially Acharya Srikantha's followers in South India follow Vishistadvaita. Are there any Shaivite sects that are dualistic?
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What is the story of Sri VadirAja tirtha?
He was a famous acharya in Madhva tradition.
He was considered as a great devotee of lord Hayagreeva.
What was his life story?
Are there any miracles associated with him?
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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 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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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 do Dvaitins interpret the Brahma Sutras where it says Brahman is the material cause of the universe?
The school of Dvaita philosophy of Madhvacharya believes that Brahman is not the material cause of the universe, but only the efficient cause.
But at the end of chapter 2, section 2, the Brahma ...
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According to Dvaita philosophy, is Vishnu the only God?
As per my understanding, according to Dvaita theory the desire of every being is to attain Moksha. And the only way to attain Moksha is to attain Vaikuntha Loka. On the whole according to Dvaita ...
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According to Dvaita theory why did the Paramatma populate the earth?
Paramatma and Jeevatma live happily in the Vaikuntha Loka. Jeevatma is doing his karma by praying to Paramatma. Paramatma is doing his Karma by bestowing blessing on his followers.
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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 philosophy,what are the duties of Vaishnava in Vaikuntha? [duplicate]
According to Dvaita philosophy, Jivatma reaches to Parmatma loka to attain moksha. However it is not clear what will be the duties of Jivatma towards the Parmatma.
My questions are:
After moksha,...
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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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According to Dvaita philosophy , is Parmatma involved in Karma?
Parmatma is not just a witness.In my previous question it became apparent that the Parmatma had certain responsibilities to fulfill. Parmatma is bestower of blessings and punishment. If a person does ...
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According to Dvaita philosophy, why is Paramatma worshiped?
According to Dvaita philosophy there are two selfs. One is Jeevatma and second is Paramatma. Paramatma is only a witness and has no influence whatsoever on the Jeevatma's karma. Parmatma is revered, ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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