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Vallabha, or Vallabhacharya (Devanagari: वल्लभाचार्य, IAST: Vallabhācārya, May 7, 1478 – July 7, 1530 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.
The Puṣṭimārga, also known as Pushtimarg (Path of Nourishing or Flourishing) or Vallabha Sampradāya, is a sect within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. It was established in the early 16th century by Vallabha (1479–1530) and further developed by his descendants, particularly Viṭṭhalanātha.
Shri Vallabhacharya - Pusti. Date of Birth: Eleventh day of the dark half of Chaitra month of V.S. 1535. Place of Birth: in the forest named Champaranya in India. Left the World: At the age of 52 on the day of Rathayatra in V.S. 1587 he entered into the river Ganga and one bright bundle of light merged into the Sun and disappeared from the world.
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.
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.
Shrimad Vallabhacharya ji Shri Mahaprabhuji - Life and works of Mahaprabhu Shrimad Vallabhacharya ji. Timeline. Key events of Shri Vallabhacharya ji - Shri Mahaprabhuji's life. (The years are in Vikram Samvat - V.S.) 1549. Shri Thakurji's order - Gadya (Brahmasambandh) Mantra - Birth of Pushtimarg.
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.
Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu, also known as Vallabha, Mahaprabhuji and Vishnuswami or Vallabha Acharya, founded the Krishna-centred Pushtimarga sect of Vaishnavism and the Vedanta philosophy of pure Advaita in the Braj region of India.
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).
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.
