Bhedabheda Vedanta
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Bhedabheda Vedanta is a Hindu philosophical school that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, mediating between nondualism and dualism within the Vedanta tradition.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhedabheda Vedanta canonical | 3 |
| Dvaitadvaita Vedanta | 2 |
| Dvaitadvaita | 1 |
| Dvaitadvaita (dualistic–non-dualistic) philosophy | 1 |
| Dvaitadvaita school of Vedanta | 1 |
| Nimbarka’s Dvaitadvaita | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bhedabheda Vedanta Context triple: [Vedanta, hasSubSchool, Bhedabheda Vedanta]
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Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta is a major school of Hindu philosophy that teaches non-dualism, asserting the ultimate unity of the individual self (Atman) and the absolute reality (Brahman).
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Vishishtadvaita
Vishishtadvaita is a major Vedantic school of Hindu philosophy that teaches qualified non-dualism, affirming the unity of Brahman while recognizing the real distinctness of individual souls and the universe.
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Achintya Bheda Abheda
Achintya Bheda Abheda is a Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophical doctrine within Vedanta that teaches the inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference between the individual soul, the universe, and God (Krishna).
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Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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E.
Samkhya
Samkhya is an ancient Indian philosophical system that explains reality through a dualism of consciousness (purusha) and matter (prakriti), forming one of the foundational schools of Hindu thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Bhedabheda Vedanta Target entity description: Bhedabheda Vedanta is a Hindu philosophical school that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, mediating between nondualism and dualism within the Vedanta tradition.
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A.
Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta is a major school of Hindu philosophy that teaches non-dualism, asserting the ultimate unity of the individual self (Atman) and the absolute reality (Brahman).
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B.
Vishishtadvaita
Vishishtadvaita is a major Vedantic school of Hindu philosophy that teaches qualified non-dualism, affirming the unity of Brahman while recognizing the real distinctness of individual souls and the universe.
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C.
Achintya Bheda Abheda
Achintya Bheda Abheda is a Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophical doctrine within Vedanta that teaches the inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference between the individual soul, the universe, and God (Krishna).
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D.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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E.
Samkhya
Samkhya is an ancient Indian philosophical system that explains reality through a dualism of consciousness (purusha) and matter (prakriti), forming one of the foundational schools of Hindu thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical school
ⓘ
Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy ⓘ |
| agreesWith | Advaita Vedanta that Brahman is ultimate reality ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Vaishnavism
ⓘ
surface form:
Krishna in many subschools
Vishnu in many subschools ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu theology
ⓘ
Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Advaita Vedanta
ⓘ
Dvaita ⓘ
surface form:
Dvaita Vedanta
|
| coreDoctrine |
bheda and abheda coexist between soul and Brahman
ⓘ
simultaneous difference and non-difference between atman and Brahman ⓘ |
| disagreesWith |
Advaita Vedanta on absolute identity of atman and Brahman
ⓘ
Advaita Vedanta on unreality of world ⓘ Dvaita Vedanta on absolute difference between God and souls ⓘ |
| etymology | Sanskrit term meaning “difference-and-non-difference” ⓘ |
| hasSubschool |
Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda
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Achintya Bheda Abheda ⓘ
surface form:
Chaitanya’s Achintya Bhedabheda
Bhedabheda Vedanta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nimbarka’s Dvaitadvaita
Shuddhadvaita Vedanta ⓘ
surface form:
Vallabha’s Shuddhadvaita
Yadava Prakasha’s Bhedabheda ⓘ |
| influenced |
Vaishnava bhakti movements
ⓘ
medieval devotional theology in India ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bhakti movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhagavata devotional traditions
early Vedantic exegesis of Brahma Sutras ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit (primary textual language) ⓘ |
| metaphysicalPosition |
mediating position between Advaita and Dvaita
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qualified nondualism with real difference ⓘ |
| ontology | Brahman, souls, and world are all real ⓘ |
| periodOfDevelopment | early medieval India ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
reconciliation of unity and plurality
ⓘ
relation between absolute and finite ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Vedanta ⓘ |
| recognizes |
Brahman as ultimate reality
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individual souls (jivas) as real ⓘ world as real ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Brahma Sutras ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ |
| teaches |
atman is both identical with and different from Brahman
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difference and non-difference are equally real ⓘ |
| viewOnCausality |
Brahman
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surface form:
Brahman is both material and efficient cause of the universe in many formulations
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| viewOnDevotion | bhakti is an important means to liberation in many subschools ⓘ |
| viewOnLiberation | moksha involves realization of unity and difference with Brahman ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | Vedas are authoritative ⓘ |
| viewOnWorld | world is a real manifestation of Brahman ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Dvaitadvaita Vedanta
this entity surface form:
Dvaitadvaita school of Vedanta
this entity surface form:
Dvaitadvaita (dualistic–non-dualistic) philosophy
this entity surface form:
Dvaitadvaita Vedanta
this entity surface form:
Nimbarka’s Dvaitadvaita
this entity surface form:
Dvaitadvaita