Śuddhādvaita
A living tradition within Vedānta (Uttara Mīmāṃsā).
Śuddhādvaita is a living tradition within Vedānta (Uttara Mīmāṃsā). Also written Suddhadvaita, pure non-dualism.
Origin
Founder named in the sources: Vallabha. No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. Britannica maintains a dedicated entry on śuddhādvaita, 'pure non-dualism', the Vedāntic position of Vallabha (born 1479, died 1531). On this view Brahman is Kṛṣṇa, and world and souls are his real expressions rather than appearances.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Śuddhādvaita.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-suddhadvaita.
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title = {Śuddhādvaita},
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note = {Accessed n.d.}
}The word count is counted from this edition. The minute estimate uses 238 words a minute, the silent reading rate for English non-fiction reported by Brysbaert (2019). The Urdu, Hindi and Roman Urdu editions carry a word count and no estimate, because no comparable rate has been published for those scripts.