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Pre-Shankara Vedanta philosopher who held a bhedabheda (difference and non-difference) view — Brahman and the world are both different and non-different, a position Shankara criticized.
Vedanta philosopher who criticized Shankara's Advaita from a bhedabheda perspective, arguing that the world's difference from Brahman is real, not illusory.
Duplicate of ID 300. Traditional author of the Brahma Sutras — foundational text of Vedanta.
Bengali saint and mystic who initiated the Bengal Vaishnavism tradition (later formalized by the Goswamis), teaching that the soul's relationship to Krishna is one of inconceivable difference-and-non-difference (acintya bhedabheda).
Vaishnava Vedanta philosopher who developed svābhāvika bhedabheda (natural difference-non-difference) — the soul and world are eternally different from yet dependent on Brahman (identified with Krishna and Radha).
Vaishnava philosopher who developed suddhadvaita (pure non-dualism) — Brahman (identified with Krishna) creates the world out of his own pure being without any admixture of maya or illusion.
Duplicate of ID 307. 16th century Indian philosopher who synthesized Vedanta, Samkhya, and Yoga.
Vedanta philosopher and early teacher of Ramanuja who held a bhedabheda view — Ramanuja later rejected his teacher's position in favor of Vishishtadvaita.