Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 >From Sri Prameya-ratnavali by Baladeva Vidyahusana: Text 8: "A summary of the Vaisnava philosophy follow: Madhvacarya taught: 1. Lord Visnu is the Absolute Truth, than whom nothing is higher. 2. He is known by study of the Vedas. 3. The material world is real. 4. The jivas are different from Lord Visnu. 5. The jivas are by nature servants of Lord Visnu's lotus feet. 6. In both the conditioned and liberated states, the jivas are situated in higher and lower statuses. 7. Liberation does not mean an impersonal merging, but the attainment of Lord Visnu's lotus feet. 8. Pure devotional service grants liberation. 9. Direct perception, logic and Vedic authority are the three sources of actual knowledge. These same truths are also taught by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself in His appearance as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu." So here is a nice resolution of how in the Gaudiya sampradaya, we honor and accept the basic truths taught by Madhva, which includes a statement about acceptable evidence. Nonetheless sabda is indisputable whereas pratyaksa and logic may be faulty. Rupa-vilasa dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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