Dvaita Vedanta (dualism)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:coreBelief eternal difference between God, souls, and matter
Vishnu is supreme
dualism between God and souls
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Madhvacharya
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Udupi,_Karnataka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dvaita Vedanta (dualism)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Haridasa_movement
gptkb:Udupi_Krishna_Matha
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Vishnu
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Bhagavad_Gita
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:Brahma_Sutras
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Jayatirtha
gptkb:Raghavendra_Tirtha
gptkb:Vyasatirtha
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Advaita_Vedanta
non-dualism
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:period 13th century
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Panchabheda_(fivefold_difference)
gptkbp:recognizedBy hierarchy among souls
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkb:Tattvavada
gptkbp:school gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:scriptureCommentaryBy gptkb:Jayatirtha
gptkb:Madhvacharya
gptkb:Vyasatirtha
gptkbp:teaches five eternal differences: between God and souls, God and matter, souls and matter, between souls, between matter
God is the efficient and material cause of the universe
God, souls, and matter are three separate realities
God is distinct from creation
God is independent, souls and matter are dependent
God is omnipotent and omniscient
Vedas are authoritative
devotion (bhakti) is the path to liberation
individual soul is eternally distinct from God
liberation is eternal bliss in presence of God
material world is not illusory
material world is real
moksha is attained by grace of God
souls are plural and distinct
souls are subject to karma
souls retain individuality after liberation
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Lakshmi
gptkb:Vishnu
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vishishtadvaita_Vedanta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5