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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 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.
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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.
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Learn about the life and teachings of Shri Vallabhacharya, the Telugu philosopher who founded the Pushtimarg sect based on devotion to Krishna. Discover how he popularized the belief that householders can achieve salvation and initiated followers with the Brahma Sambandha mantra.
Vedanta Teaching of Vallabhacharya is known as Shuddhadvaita (pure monism), so called in order to contrast it with Shankara’s Advaita, which is kevala-advaita, admitting an impure maya as an illusory adjunct. In shuddhadvaita philosophy, Vallabha calls Brahman of Upanishads as Krishna.
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.
Vallabha (1479–1531) was the founder of the Vaiṣṇava bhakti path, the Puṣṭimārga, also known as the Śuddhādvaita school. He was devoted to Śrī Nāthjī, a form of Kṛṣṇa, and wrote over eighty Sanskrit works on Vedānta and Bhāgavata Purāṇa.
