The other Vedāntas

Sarvamūla Granthas

Five eternal differences, an utterly independent God, and a sustained attack on the idea that the soul is identical with Brahman.

c. 13th century · Madhvācārya

When: c. 13th century
Behind it: Madhvācārya
Where it sits: The other Vedāntas
School: Dvaita — dualism

Advaita's sharpest critic. Reading Madhva is how you find out whether you understood Advaita or merely liked it.

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Dvaita Vedānta resource library — Madhva lineage Difference all the way down. The sharpest critique of non-duality, from its own side.

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