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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhedabheda Vedanta
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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
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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
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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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