Questions tagged [madhvacharya]
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Are there any English translations of Madhva's and Ramanuja's Gita Bhasya?
I'm looking for English Translations of Ramanuja's and Madhvacharya's Gita commentaries in physical/printed book format.
Are there any English translation of Ramanuja's Gita Bhasya, other than the ...
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Do followers of dvaita really believe that advaitins are “deceitful demons”?
I came across a Shloka by Madhvacharya in which he calls advaitins as "deceitful demons". Also, in the work madvavijaya considered to be the authentic biography of Madhvacharya, the portrayal of Adi ...
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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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What are some of the miracles asscoiated with Sripad Madhvacharya?
Madhvacharya, one of the most renowned Vaishnava acharyas and the propagator of the Dvaita Vedanta philosophy, is considered an incarnation of Vayu by his followers. I would like to know some of the ...
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Do any scriptures describe Hanuman to be an incarnation of Vayu?
As described in this answer, Hanuman is considered to be an incarnation of Shiva. However, the Madhwa sect believes Vayu had the 3 incarnations, of which, the first was Hanuman (Sripad Madhvacharya is ...
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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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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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Can a woman take the deeksha for mudra (applied on daily basis just like men - but only on hands and face) after or before menopause?
Can a woman take the deeksha for Thaptha mudra after menopause?
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Where can I read online the Vedanta Sutras along with commentaries of Ramanujacharya, Adi Shankaracharya and Madhvacharya in English?
I am looking to read the Vedanta Sutras along with the commentaries of the 3 great acharyas of all time: Ramanujacharya, Adi Shankaracharaya and Madhvacharya, in English. Can somebody provide me with ...
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What was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's opinion on Madhvacharya?
Brahma Sampradaya is one of the 4 major sects of Vaishnavism. The sect is said to have been taught Vishnu worship by Lord Brahma himself and hence the sampradaya named after him. The Brahma Sampradaya ...
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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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Is it true that Madhvācārīs used to emboss their bodies with hot iron blocks?
This article, Urdhapundra – The Vaishnavite Tilak, claims:
The Madhvacharis use hot iron blocks to emboss their bodies, especially the shoulders, with the four symbols of Vishnu.
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Madhvacharya and Nigamanda Mahadesikan
I heard from one Madva achar that Madhvacharya [acharya for Raghavendra disciples] and Nigamanda Mahadesikan [acharya for vadakalai sect vaishnavites] met and discussed various topics related to ...
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What does Madhvacharya mean by the Jiva “half-entering” Brahman during fainting?
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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Where does the Mahabharata say that liberated souls worship Krishna?
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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Is the Kena Upanishad a dialogue between Brahma and Shiva?
One of the most famous Upanishads is the Kena Upanishad, aka the Talavakara Brahmana Upanishad. It gets its name because it begins with the word Kena meaning "by whom"; its first verse consists of a ...
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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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Where are Madhvacharya's Puranic quotes describing the path to Moksha?
In verse 8.24 of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna says this:
Those who know the Supreme Brahman attain that Supreme by passing away from the world during the influence of the fiery god, in the light, at an ...
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Does Madhvacharya correctly attribute the Mandukya Upanishad and Gaudapada's commentary to Varuna and Brahma?
The shortest of all the Upanishads is known as the Mandukya Upanishad. It's only twelve verses long, and it isn't mentioned much in Hindu scripture, but it grew into prominence after Gaudapada, the ...
