Nimbarka Sampradaya

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Nimbarka Sampradaya is a Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism known for its dualistic–nondualistic (dvaitadvaita) philosophy and devotion to the divine couple Radha-Krishna, based on the teachings of the philosopher-saint Nimbarka.

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Label Occurrences
Nimbarka Sampradaya canonical 16
NimbarkaSampradaya 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious tradition ⓘ
Vaishnava sampradaya ⓘ
associatedPhilosopher Nimbarka ⓘ
linked to: Nimbarkacharya
basedOnPhilosophy Dvaitadvaita ⓘ
linked to: Bhedabheda Vedanta

dualistic–nondualistic philosophy ⓘ
centralText Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Vedanta Sutra ⓘ
linked to: Brahma Sutras
coreDoctrine difference and non-difference between God and matter ⓘ
difference and non-difference between God and soul ⓘ
devotionalMood madhurya (sweet, conjugal devotion) ⓘ
devotionalPracticesInclude festival observances of Radha and Krishna ⓘ
kirtan ⓘ
mantra chanting ⓘ
puja to Radha-Krishna ⓘ
distinguishesItselfFrom Advaita Vedanta ⓘ
pure Dvaita Vedanta ⓘ
emphasizes personal relationship with Radha-Krishna ⓘ
foundedBy Nimbarka ⓘ
linked to: Nimbarkacharya
honorsNimbarkaAs acharya ⓘ
founder-teacher ⓘ
languageOfClassicalTexts Sanskrit ⓘ
lineageType guru–parampara tradition ⓘ
metaphysicalCategories Brahman ⓘ
achit (insentient matter) ⓘ
chit (sentient souls) ⓘ
philosophicalSchoolOf Vedanta ⓘ
primaryDeities Krishna ⓘ
Radha ⓘ
recognizesConsortOfSupremeAs Radha ⓘ
recognizesSupremeDeityAs Krishna ⓘ
regionOfHistoricalPresence Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Braj region ⓘ
India ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
religiousTraditionOf Vaishnavism ⓘ
scripturalBasisIncludes Upanishads ⓘ
Vedas ⓘ
soteriology grace of Radha-Krishna ⓘ
liberation through bhakti ⓘ
teachesRelationBetweenBrahmanAndSoulsAs difference and non-difference ⓘ
teachesRelationBetweenBrahmanAndWorldAs difference and non-difference ⓘ
theologicalFocus bhakti to Radha-Krishna ⓘ
viewsLiberatedSoulsAs eternally dependent on God ⓘ
viewsRadhaAs eternal consort of Krishna ⓘ
viewsRadhaKrishnaAs supreme reality ⓘ
worshipCenters Radha-Krishna temples ⓘ
worshipsAsDivineCouple Radha-Krishna ⓘ
linked to: Krishna
worshipStyle Radha-Krishna-centered devotion ⓘ

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

Vaishnavism → hasSubtradition → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Braj → importantFor → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Banke Bihari Temple → associatedWith → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Radha → worshipTradition → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Nimbarkacharya → founderOf → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Nimbarkacharya → veneratedIn → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Braj region → associatedWithTradition → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Rasa Lila with gopis → worshippedByTradition → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Yamuna ghats → devotionalTradition → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Vraja Mandala → associatedWithTradition → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra → associatedWithSect → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Krishna temples → notableSect → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Goloka → knownInTradition → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Brajwasis → reveredIn → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
subject linked to: Brajwasis (residents of Braj)
Ashta Sakhi → veneratedBy → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Rangadevi → worshippedIn → NimbarkaSampradaya ⓘ
linked to: Nimbarka Sampradaya
Gopala Krishna → worshippedIn → Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ