Main tenets

Main Tenets

The following are some of the main tenets of the philosophy of Sri Madhvacharya

There is only one God for the entire universe
He is the supreme power above everyone.
He can be rightly known only through the Vedas and ancillary scriptures called the sadAagamAs
In the utmost sense all names point to Him. Brahman, Vishnu, Narayana etc are some of his important names.
Knowing God and attaining his grace is the primary goal of mankind.
God’s grace can be achieved through Knowledge, Bhakti and Vairagya.
God removes the bondage (ignorance) and grants liberation to eligible souls.
The world, which is created by God, is real; The world consists of basically three types of entities - Isa - God, Jiva-Souls and Jada-Matter.
The Souls are the servants of the God and remain so even after attaining liberation.
There exists panca bheda (five fold difference) between Isa, jIva and jaDa.
There is a gradual gradation among different souls called tAratamya.
Liberation is the state of experiencing eternal bliss according to one’s own nature after the material bondage is removed.