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Shuddhadvaita
Shuddadvaita (Sanskrit: śuddhādvaita "pure non-dualism") is the "purely non-dual" philosophy propounded by the Hindu philosopher Vallabha (1479-1531 CE), the founder of Puṣṭimārga ("The path of grace"), a Vaishnava tradition focused on the worship of the deity Krishna.
The Shrinathji temple at Nathdwara, and compositions of eight poets (aṣṭasakha), including Surdas, are central to the worship by the followers of the sect.
Shuddadvaita is founded by Vishnuswami in Southern India, though little is know of his writing. He is known as the early founder of the Rudra sampradaya, one of the four main traditions of Vaishnavaites.[page needed] Vallabhacharya revived it in the 15th century, composing a partial commentary on the Brahma Sutras (Anubhashya) and a full commentary on the Bhagavata Purana (Subodhini). After Vallabhacharya's death, his son Vitthalanatha completed the commentary on the Brahma Sutras.
Later scholarly work expanded the Shuddadvaita philosophy. Purusottama (1668-1781), Vallabhacharya's seventh descendant, wrote commentaries on the Anubhashya (known as Prakasha), the Subodhini, and Vidvan Mandana. His adopted son Gopesvara (1780-1830) further wrote a commentary on Prakasha called Rashmi.
In the ancient Vedic tradition of knowledge and comprehension of reality, the central theme would be experiencing the Supreme Entity or Brahman. Vedas primarily contain references to the advaita nature of Brahman. However, depending on how a scholar perceives those verses, they might see duality— dvaita aspect as well. This ambiguity has led to several philosophical traditions in the Indian history, such as:
Vallabhacharya was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India. He won the title of acharya by traveling and debating advaita scholars from a young age.
In 1493-94 Vallabhacharya is said to have identified an image of Krishna at the Govardhan hill at Braj. This image, now called Shrinathji and located at Nathdwara, Rajasthan, is central to the worship by Vallabha followers.
According to Vallabha tradition, one night in 1494, Vallabhacharya received the Brahmasambandha mantra (the mantra that binds one with Brahman, or Krishna) from Krishna himself (hence the name, mukhāvatāra) at Gokula. The eight-syllable mantra, śri kṛṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṃ mama (Lord Krishna is my refuge), is passed onto new initiates in Vallabh sampradaya. It is believed that the divine name has the power to cleanse the recipient of all impurities of the soul (doṣas).
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Shuddhadvaita
Shuddadvaita (Sanskrit: śuddhādvaita "pure non-dualism") is the "purely non-dual" philosophy propounded by the Hindu philosopher Vallabha (1479-1531 CE), the founder of Puṣṭimārga ("The path of grace"), a Vaishnava tradition focused on the worship of the deity Krishna.
The Shrinathji temple at Nathdwara, and compositions of eight poets (aṣṭasakha), including Surdas, are central to the worship by the followers of the sect.
Shuddadvaita is founded by Vishnuswami in Southern India, though little is know of his writing. He is known as the early founder of the Rudra sampradaya, one of the four main traditions of Vaishnavaites.[page needed] Vallabhacharya revived it in the 15th century, composing a partial commentary on the Brahma Sutras (Anubhashya) and a full commentary on the Bhagavata Purana (Subodhini). After Vallabhacharya's death, his son Vitthalanatha completed the commentary on the Brahma Sutras.
Later scholarly work expanded the Shuddadvaita philosophy. Purusottama (1668-1781), Vallabhacharya's seventh descendant, wrote commentaries on the Anubhashya (known as Prakasha), the Subodhini, and Vidvan Mandana. His adopted son Gopesvara (1780-1830) further wrote a commentary on Prakasha called Rashmi.
In the ancient Vedic tradition of knowledge and comprehension of reality, the central theme would be experiencing the Supreme Entity or Brahman. Vedas primarily contain references to the advaita nature of Brahman. However, depending on how a scholar perceives those verses, they might see duality— dvaita aspect as well. This ambiguity has led to several philosophical traditions in the Indian history, such as:
Vallabhacharya was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India. He won the title of acharya by traveling and debating advaita scholars from a young age.
In 1493-94 Vallabhacharya is said to have identified an image of Krishna at the Govardhan hill at Braj. This image, now called Shrinathji and located at Nathdwara, Rajasthan, is central to the worship by Vallabha followers.
According to Vallabha tradition, one night in 1494, Vallabhacharya received the Brahmasambandha mantra (the mantra that binds one with Brahman, or Krishna) from Krishna himself (hence the name, mukhāvatāra) at Gokula. The eight-syllable mantra, śri kṛṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṃ mama (Lord Krishna is my refuge), is passed onto new initiates in Vallabh sampradaya. It is believed that the divine name has the power to cleanse the recipient of all impurities of the soul (doṣas).