A Wisdom Archive on Sri Madhvacharya

Sri Madhvacharya, the 13th century dvaita philosopher, is believed to have his divine origin from Mukhyaprana or Vayu, who had in earlier yugas been born as Hanuman, the attendant of Lord Rama and Bhimasena, celebrated in the Mahabharata as the mightiest man, the destroyer of asuras born as kings.
 
Sri Madhva was a dualist who believed in the verity of God, jeeva and matter existing eternally as distinct entities. His philosophy is a realistic and theistic philosophy. He advocated an active life emphasising duty, devotion and dedication.

 
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Madhvacharaya during his time not only established dvaita philosophy, but also displayed extraordinary strength and skills to show that he is the third avatara of Vayu, who came down to earth to help people suffering from delusional philosophies and guide them in the right path. Madhvacharaya at the age of 79, year 1317, disappeared from the eyes of humans and continue to reside in Upper Badari in his continuning service to his eternal master Sri Vedavyasa. Narayana panditAchar captures Madhvacharaya's life in a beautiful poeti ...

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Madhvacharya
The founding acharya of one of the four Vaishnava sampradayas in Kali-yuga. He appeared in the thirteenth century as a Karnataka brahmana, taught a strictly theistic version of Vedanta philosophy, vigorously opposed the Advaita-vada of Sankaracharya, and established the worship of Sri Krishna at Udupi.

 
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The Sutras or aphorisms of Vyasa are the basis of the Vedanta philosophy. These Sutras have been variously explained by different commentators. From these interpretations have arisen several schools of philosophy: Kevala Advaita philosophy of Sri Sankaracharya the philosophy of Qualified Monism or Visishtadvaita of Sri Ramanujacharya, the Dvaita philosophy of Sri Madhvacharya, the Bhedabheda philosophy of Sri Nimbarkacharya, the Suddha Advaita philosophy of Sri Vallabhacharya, the Achintya Bhedabheda philosophy of Sri Chaitanya and the Siddhanta philosophy of Sri Meykandar.
 
Each system of philosophy treats of three main problems: God, world and soul. The several schools of philosophy are only different attempts at discovering the Truth.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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The soul accompanied by the chief vital air (Mukhya Prana), the sense-organs and the mind and taking with itself Avidya, good and evil actions and the impressions left by his previous existence, leaves its former body and obtains a new body.

The death and dying and the life after death has always fascinated man. This is an excerpt from the book What Becomes Of The Soul After Death by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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The term Hinduism is most elastic. It includes a number of sects and cults, allied, but different in many important points. Hinduism has, within its fold, various schools of Vedanta; Vaishnavism, Saivism, Saktism, etc. It has various cults and creeds. It is more a League of Religions than a single religion with a definite creed.
 
A map over the different sects and cults in Hinduism.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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Vasudeva, as named by his parents Shri Madhvacharya, named after attaining sainthood Poornapragna, One who knows everything Anandateertha, One who brings joy through his preachings Hanuman Bhima Madhvacharya (1238-1317) was the chief propounder of the Dvaita or dualistic school of Hindu philosophy, one of the three influential Vedanta philosophies. He was one of t ... Including:

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This article is in need of attention. You can help Wikipedia by editing it into a better article. Please also consider changing this notice to be more specific. Udupi is a temple town located in Udupi District,near Mangalore, Karnataka state on the south west coast of India. Udupi is the home of a famous Krishna temple and the Ashta Mathas (eight temples). It is also of importance that a large number of Sanskrit scholars can be found in Udupi. Udupi - Origin of the ... Including:

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Keshava and Keshav (केशव) are alternate names for the Hindu Lord Krishna. Keshava is the Sanskrit form of the name, Keshav the Hindi pronounciation. Keshava appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu sahasranama. Kesava (Sanskrit) is the first of the 24 epithets of Lord Krishna. According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Keshava has three meanings: one whose Kesa or locks are beautiful one who is Himself the three: kah Brahma; ah Vishnu and Isa Shiva one who destroyed the as ... Including:

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