Madhva Sampradaya

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Madhva Sampradaya is a Hindu philosophical and devotional tradition founded by the 13th-century thinker Madhvacharya, known for its dualistic (Dvaita) interpretation of Vedanta and strong emphasis on devotion to Vishnu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu philosophical tradition
Vaishnava tradition
Vedanta school
religious sampradaya
associatedWithPlace Udupi
linked to: Udupi district
associatedWithText Anuvyakhyana
Bhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
centralDeity Narayana
Vishnu
corePhilosophy Dvaita Vedanta
linked to: Dvaita
devotionalFocus Krishna
Vishnu’s avatars
emphasizes bhakti to Vishnu
grace of Vishnu
personal God
foundedBy Madhvacharya
foundedInCentury 13th century
foundedInRegion Karnataka
South India
geographicalSpread Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Maharashtra
hasAlternativeName Brahma Sampradaya
Dvaita Vedanta tradition
Madhva tradition
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
hasImportantFigure Jayatirtha
Raghavendra Tirtha
Vadiraja Tirtha
Vyasa Tirtha
linked to: Vyasatirtha
hasMonasticCenters Udupi Ashta Mathas
importantLanguage Kannada
keyDoctrine dualism between God and souls
eternal difference between God and world
fivefold difference (pancha-bheda)
philosophicalOppositionTo Advaita Vedanta
philosophicalRelationTo Visistadvaita Vedanta
linked to: Vishishtadvaita
primaryScripturalBasis Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavata Purana
Brahma Sutras
Upanishads
Vedas
religion Hinduism
ritualLanguage Sanskrit
teaches eternal damnation for some souls
eternal liberation for some souls
eternal transmigration for some souls
hierarchy among souls
ontological distinction between God and souls
worshipStyle temple-centered worship of Vishnu and his avatars

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Vaishnavism hasSubtradition Madhva Sampradaya
Anuvyakhyana associatedWith Madhva tradition
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya associatedWith Udupi school of Dvaita
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Jayatirtha associatedWith Madhva mathas
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Udupi Krishna Matha tradition Madhva Sampradaya
Udupi Krishna Matha associatedCommunity Madhva Brahmins
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Śvetāśvatara Upanishad commentaryBy Madhva tradition
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Madhvacharya influenced Udupi Vaishnavism
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Vyasatirtha philosophicalSchool Madhva school
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Vyasatirtha movement Madhva Sampradaya
Narayana worshipTradition Madhva tradition
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Tattva Samkhyana associatedSchool Madhva school
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
Madhva Sampradaya hasAlternativeName Madhva tradition
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya