Madhva teaches Dvaita, the strict dualism of God and soul, founds the Krishna temple at Udupi, and sets the Haridasa devotion in motion; his reading of the Vedanta stands as the third great system beside Shankara's and Ramanuja's.
Tagged: Hindu Vaishnavism
The Event
- Date
- 1238–1317 (exact)
- Also called
- Madhvacharya
- Era
- Medieval; Standard periodization of Hindu history
- Location
- Udupi; today Karnataka, India
- Traditions
- Hinduism
- Streams
- Vaishnavism
- Key figures
- Madhva
- Key texts
- Brahma Sutra Bhashya (Madhva)
Primary Sources
- Madhva, Brahma Sutra Bhashya
Secondary Sources
- Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge, 1996)
- Sharma, A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy (Motilal Banarsidass, 1960)
Provenance: HIST-0319; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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