INDIAN HISTORY

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Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
A
Vallabhacharya
B
Madhava
C
Mirabai
D
Nimbarka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, it is clear that Madhava propagated Dvaita-Dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dvaita, (Sanskrit: “Dualism”) an important school in Vedanta, one of the six philosophical systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy. Its founder was Madhva, also called Anandatirtha (c. 1199–1278), who came from the area of modern Karnataka state, where he still has many followers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dvaita () is a Sanskrit word that means “duality, dualism". The term refers to any premise, particularly in theology on the material and the divine, where two principles (truths) or realities are posited to exist simultaneously and independently. Indologist B. N.

Detailed explanation-4: -Advaita propounds that the world is an illusion. All actions and emotions including sorrow are just false impressions. Fundamentally, the soul and God are one; when the soul releases itself from this illusion; it merges with Brahmn, the Universal Consciousness. According to dvaita, the world is real.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dvaita philosophy states that God and the living entity are eternally Two. Advaita philosophy states that God and the living entity are in actuality eternally One. The actual fact is that both philosophies are correct. The philosophy which synthesizes them both is known as Acintya Bhedabheda Tattva.

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