Dvaita

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Vedanta school dualistic philosophy school of Hindu philosophy

Dvaita is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy that emphasizes a fundamental distinction between the individual soul and the supreme God, typically identified as Vishnu.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Dvaita Vedanta 2
Dvaita Vedānta 2
Madhvacharya 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vedanta school ⓘ
dualistic philosophy ⓘ
school of Hindu philosophy ⓘ
associatedMatha Udupi Krishna Matha ⓘ
considersMatter dependent reality (paratantra) ⓘ
considersSouls dependent realities (paratantra) ⓘ
considersVishnu independent reality (svatantra) ⓘ
contrastsWith Advaita Vedanta ⓘ
Vishishtadvaita ⓘ
surface form: Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
coreDoctrine eternal distinction between God and individual souls ⓘ
eternal distinction between God and world ⓘ
eternal distinction between souls and matter ⓘ
ontological dualism between God and individual souls ⓘ
supremacy of Vishnu as the highest God ⓘ
ethicalEmphasis devotional worship of Vishnu ⓘ
observance of dharma ⓘ
foundedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
founder Madhvacharya ⓘ
surface form: Madhva

Madhvacharya ⓘ
importantCommentator Jayatirtha ⓘ
Raghavendra Tirtha ⓘ
Vyasatirtha ⓘ
importantText Anuvyakhyana ⓘ
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya ⓘ
Tattva Samkhyana ⓘ
Tattva Samkhyana ⓘ
surface form: Tattvodyota
keyConcept eternal difference between God and matter ⓘ
eternal difference between God and soul ⓘ
eternal difference between one material object and another material object ⓘ
eternal difference between one soul and another soul ⓘ
fivefold difference (pancha-bheda) ⓘ
metaphysicalPosition realism about world and souls ⓘ
rejection of non-dualism of Advaita Vedanta ⓘ
originCountry India ⓘ
originRegion Karnataka ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Vedanta ⓘ
primaryDeity Narayana ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
recognizesAvatar Krishna as avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
Rama as avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
scripturalBasis Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
Brahma Sutras ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Upanishads ⓘ
soteriology devotion to Vishnu (bhakti) as primary means of liberation ⓘ
grace of Vishnu as necessary for liberation ⓘ
theologicalPosition monotheism centered on Vishnu ⓘ
viewOnLiberation liberation is eternal service to Vishnu ⓘ
soul retains individuality in liberation ⓘ
worshipPractice image worship of Vishnu and his avatars ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brahman → centralDoctrineIn → Dvaita ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dvaita Vedanta
this entity surface form: Madhvacharya
Vedanta → hasSubSchool → Dvaita ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dvaita Vedanta
this entity surface form: Dvaita Vedānta
Upanishads → influenced → Dvaita ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dvaita Vedānta
Vedanta → majorFigure → Dvaita ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhvacharya