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Also known as Vallabhacharya, Mahaprabhu, Vallabha Acharya, Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu

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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Born
fl. 1700
Died
1730
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4

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  • The Mlechchhas have surrounded all the holy places with the result that they have become infected with evil. Besides, the holy people are full of sorrow. At such a time Krishna alone is my way.

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Hindu leader.name
Vallabha
Hindu leader.image
Shri_mahaprabhuji.jpg
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
Hindu leader.mother
Illammāgārū
Hindu leader.philosophy
Śuddhādvaita
Hindu leader.founder
Puṣṭimārga
Hindu leader.order
Vedanta
Hindu leader.background
orange

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date of birth
1479-01-01
date of death
1531-01-01
Commons category
Vallabhacharya
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26 sections
Contents
  • 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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