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Vallabha, or Vallabhācārya (1479–1531 CE), was an Indian saint and philosopher. He founded the Kr̥ṣṇa -centered Puṣṭimārga sect of Vaishnavism in the Braj (Vraja) region of India, and propounded the philosophy of Śuddhādvaita .
Vallabha participated in a debate in the court of King Krishnadevaraya between Vaishnavites and Shaivites on whether the god was dvaita or advaita (dualistic or non-dualistic). The debate ran for 27 days in the center hall, at the end of which Vallabha was declared victorious.
Vallabha was a Hindu philosopher and founder of the important Vallabhacharya (or Vallabha Sampradaya) devotional sect, also known as the Pushtimarg (from Sanskrit pushtimarga, “way of flourishing”). Born to a Telegu Brahman family, Vallabha showed precocity in spiritual and intellectual matters.
The Puṣṭimārga or Pushtimarg ( lit. 'Path of Nourishing, Flourishing' ), also known as Vallabha Sampradāya, is a sect of Vaishnavism. It was founded in the early 16th century by Vallabha (1479–1531) and was later expanded by his descendants, particularly Viṭṭhalanātha.
Vallabha attributes a limited activity of the soul and makes it wholly and solely dependant on God. The Suddhadvaita system .reconciles the Upanishadic doctrine of Pure. monism with the doctrine of devotion and self surrender to the Lord Krishna as found in the Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. Vallabha teaches that Bhakti is better than
Vallabhacharya, the founder of the Vaishnavite cult of Rajasthan and Gujarat, was born of Lakshmana Bhatta and Illamma in 1479 A.D. at Champaranya, Raipur, in Madhya Pradesh. He was a Telugu Brahmin and a contemporary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He is regarded as an Avatara of Agni.
Jan 4, 2023 · Śrīmad Vallabhāchārya was born on the 11th day of the dark half of the Caitra, 1535 Samvat (1479 A.D.), in the forest of Campā near Raipur. His father was Śrī Lakṣmaṇa Bhaṭṭa, and Yallammagāru was his mother. He was a Telugu Brāhmaṇa studying the Taittirīya śākhā of the Black Yajur-veda.
Vallabha, or Sri Vallabhacharya (1479 - 1531), was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India and the philosophy of Shuddha advaita (pure non-dualism). Vallabha is regarded as an acharya (embodiment of a divine personality) and guru within the Vaishnava traditions.
Overview. Vallabha. Quick Reference. (1479–1531) The founder of the Vaiṣṇava bhakti path, the Puṣṭimārga, also known as the Vallabhasampradāya, or Śuddhādvaita school. According to the hagiographies, he was born into a family of Telugu brahmins, and spent his childhood receiving a Vedic education in Vārāṇasī.
Vallabhacharya, school of Hinduism prominent among the merchant class of northern and western India. Its members are worshippers of Krishna and followers of the Pushtimarg (“Way of Flourishing”) group, founded by the 16th-century teacher Vallabha and his son Vitthala (also known as Gosainji).
