Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda

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Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda is a sub-school of Vedanta that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, emphasizing both their unity and real distinction.

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instanceOf Bhedabheda Vedanta
Hindu philosophical school
Vedanta sub-school
accepts reality of the empirical world
acceptsDoctrine karma and rebirth
liberation (moksha) as ultimate goal
acknowledges ontological dependence of souls on Brahman
ontological dependence of the world on Brahman
alsoEmphasizes real distinction between soul and Brahman
associatedWithPhilosopher Bhaskara NERFINISHED
belongsToReligion Hinduism NERFINISHED
belongsToTradition Vedanta NERFINISHED
contrastsWith Advaita Vedanta’s strict non-dualism
coreConcept bheda-abheda (difference-and-non-difference)
distinguishes Brahman from its manifestations NERFINISHED
doctrinalTheme relation between Brahman, world, and individual souls
emphasizes unity of soul and Brahman
hasDoctrinalFocus simultaneous difference and non-difference between atman and Brahman
historicalContext classical period of Vedanta development
holdsViewOnLiberation moksha as relation of the soul to Brahman
influencedBy earlier Vedantic interpretations of the Upanishads
maintains Brahman as cause of the world
world as a real effect of Brahman
metaphysicalStance realism about the world
philosophicalCategory theistic Vedanta orientation
philosophicalIssue nature of identity and difference
regionOfOrigin Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
scripturalBasis Bhagavad Gita NERFINISHED
Brahma Sutras NERFINISHED
Upanishads NERFINISHED
teaches the soul is both identical with and distinct from Brahman
viewsAtmanAs dependent on Brahman
viewsBrahmanAs ultimate reality

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Bhedabheda Vedanta hasSubschool Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda