Madhva Sampradaya

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Madhva Sampradaya is a Hindu philosophical and devotional tradition founded by the 13th-century thinker Madhvacharya, known for its dualistic (Dvaita) interpretation of Vedanta and strong emphasis on devotion to Vishnu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu philosophical tradition
Vaishnava tradition
Vedanta school
religious sampradaya
associatedWithPlace Udupi district
surface form: Udupi
associatedWithText Anuvyakhyana
Bhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
centralDeity Narayana
Vishnu
corePhilosophy Dvaita
surface form: Dvaita Vedanta
devotionalFocus Krishna
Vishnu’s avatars
emphasizes bhakti to Vishnu
grace of Vishnu
personal God
foundedBy Madhvacharya
foundedInCentury 13th century
foundedInRegion Karnataka
South India
geographicalSpread Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Maharashtra
hasAlternativeName Brahma Sampradaya
Dvaita Vedanta tradition
Madhva Sampradaya
surface form: Madhva tradition
hasImportantFigure Jayatirtha
Raghavendra Tirtha
Vadiraja Tirtha
Vyasatirtha
surface form: Vyasa Tirtha
hasMonasticCenters Udupi Ashta Mathas
importantLanguage Kannada
keyDoctrine dualism between God and souls
eternal difference between God and world
fivefold difference (pancha-bheda)
philosophicalOppositionTo Advaita Vedanta
philosophicalRelationTo Vishishtadvaita
surface form: Visistadvaita Vedanta
primaryScripturalBasis Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavata Purana
Brahma Sutras
Upanishads
Vedas
religion Hinduism
ritualLanguage Sanskrit
teaches eternal damnation for some souls
eternal liberation for some souls
eternal transmigration for some souls
hierarchy among souls
ontological distinction between God and souls
worshipStyle temple-centered worship of Vishnu and his avatars

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Vaishnavism hasSubtradition Madhva Sampradaya
Anuvyakhyana associatedWith Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Madhva tradition
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya associatedWith Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Udupi school of Dvaita
Jayatirtha associatedWith Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Madhva mathas
Udupi Krishna Matha tradition Madhva Sampradaya
Udupi Krishna Matha associatedCommunity Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Madhva Brahmins
Śvetāśvatara Upanishad commentaryBy Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Madhva tradition
Madhvacharya influenced Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Udupi Vaishnavism
Vyasatirtha philosophicalSchool Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Madhva school
Vyasatirtha movement Madhva Sampradaya
Narayana worshipTradition Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Madhva tradition
Tattva Samkhyana associatedSchool Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Madhva school
Madhva Sampradaya hasAlternativeName Madhva Sampradaya
this entity surface form: Madhva tradition