Vallabha
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Vallabha, also known as Vallabhācārya or Vallabha Dīkṣita (May 7, 1478 – July 7, 1530 CE), was the founder of the Kr̥ṣṇa-centered Puṣṭimārga sect of Vaishnavism, and propounded the philosophy of Śuddhādvaita.
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- Vallabha
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- Hindu leader.religion
- Hinduism (Vaishnavism)
- Hindu leader.birth_date
- May 7, 1478
- Hindu leader.death_place
- Vārāṇasī (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Hindu leader.father
- Lakṣmaṇa Bhaṭṭa
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- Illammāgārū
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- Śuddhādvaita
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- Puṣṭimārga
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- Vedanta
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- orange
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Champaran, Chhattisgarh
- Place of death
- Varanasi
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Portrait of Vallabhacharyudu.JPG
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- 1479-01-01
- date of death
- 1531-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
26 sectionsContents
- Life
- Sources and Dating
- Childhood
- First pilgrimage
- Grand victory at Vijayanagara
- Reception of the Brahmasambandha mantra and installation of Śrī Nāthajī
- Personal life
- Pilgrimages and preaching tours of India
- Death
- Works
- ''Aṇubhāṣya''
- ''Tattvārthadīpanibandha''
- ''Subhodinī''
- ''Śoḍaśagrantha''
- Philosophy
- Brahman
- Puṣṭi
- Jagat
- Postage stamp
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- English
- Gujarati
- External links
Vallabha, also known as Vallabhācārya or Vallabha Dīkṣita (May 7, 1478 – July 7, 1530 CE), was the founder of the Kr̥ṣṇa-centered Puṣṭimārga sect of Vaishnavism, and propounded the philosophy of Śuddhādvaita.
His biography is depicted in several sectarian Puṣṭimārga hagiographies. Born into a Telugu Brahmin family, Vallabha studied Hindu philosophy from early age, then traveled throughout the Indian subcontinent, particularly the Braj (Vraja) region, for over 20 years. He became one of the important leaders of the devotional Bhakti movement. He won many philosophical scholarly debates against the followers of Advaita Vedānta. He began the institutional worship of Śrī Nāthajī on Govardhana Hill. He acquired many followers in the Gangetic plain and Gujarat. After his death, the leadership of his sampradāya passed to his elder son Gopīnātha.
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