dvaita

[ dvahy-tuh ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. any of the pluralistic schools of philosophy.
2. (initial capital letter) (in Vedantic philosophy) one of the two principal schools, asserting that entities have a real existence apart from Brahman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dvaita¹

< Sanskrit; akin to two

Example Sentences

It was only natural that Râmânuja's advocacy of qualified non-duality should lead some more uncompromising spirit to affirm the doctrine of Dvaita or duality.

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