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 pancha 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
--Courtesy:Sri. Uttaradi Mutt
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