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Brahmatattva (ब्रह्मतत्वम्) (view source)
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== Brahman in Sampradayas ==
== Brahman in Sampradayas ==
Many siddhantas that discuss Brahman, Jiva, Jagat and the means of reconciling identity or duality between them three following doctrines have large followings and are widely respected.
=== Dvaita Siddhanta ===
=== Dvaita Siddhanta ===
Madhavacharya, the propounder of Dvaita system of Vedanta, holds Brahman as a personality called Vishnu, having innumerable auspicious qualities and free from all impurities. Since Vishnu is a personality with attributes, this siddhanta advocates Saguna Brahma as against Advaita siddhanta which believes in Nirguna Brahma which is attributeless.
Madhavacharya, the propounder of Dvaita system of Vedanta, holds Brahman as a personality called Vishnu, having innumerable auspicious qualities and free from all impurities. Since Vishnu is a personality with attributes, this siddhanta advocates Saguna Brahma as against Advaita siddhanta which believes in Nirguna Brahma which is attributeless.
Nirguna Brahma according to Madhavacharya is not associated with the attributes of Prakrti, i.e., sattva, rajas, and tamas.<ref>Katti, Raghavendra ''Brahman, The Supreme Being in Brahmasutras.'' Bangalore: Sri Vyasa Madhva Samshodhana Pratishana (Pages 7-12)</ref>
Nirguna Brahma according to Madhavacharya is not associated with the attributes of Prakrti, i.e., sattva, rajas, and tamas. Knowledge of Brahman obtained by Jiva through study and rituals results in devotion (bhakti) towards Vishnu.<ref name=":12">Katti, Raghavendra ''Brahman, The Supreme Being in Brahmasutras.'' Bangalore: Sri Vyasa Madhva Samshodhana Pratishana (Pages 7-12)</ref>
=== Vishishtadvaita Siddhanta ===
Ramanujacharya, the propunder of Vishishtadvaita system of Vedanta, holds Brahman to be possessing all the auspicious qualities and is free from all impurities. Brahman is all-knowing, all-pervading, all-powerful, all-merciful, all-blissful, and free from all-limitations of time, space, and causality. He is the cause of the Universe, both sentient and insentient. The individual Atma has the power to act and in its pristine purity, possesses the auspicious qualities resembling those of Brahman, but to a limited extent. Hence the Jiva, in this philosophy, is often described as being identical with Brahman. Right knowledge of Brahman, as in Dvaita philosophy, results in devotion.<ref name=":12" />
=== Advaita Siddhanta ===
Brahman is all-pervading and is pure consciousness, devoid of all qualities and forms. Atman and Brahman are essentially identical and the world of plurality is unreal and illusory. Brahman is the cause of origination, subsistence and dissolution of the world. Jiva is a phenomenon, abounding with avidya, believes in his finiteness and identifies himself with the body and sense organs. As soon as he acquires the knowledge of identity of Jiva and Brahman, he can attain mukti.<ref name=":12" />
== References ==
== References ==