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MIND, MATTER AND GOD : JIVA, JADA AND ISVARA M.M.NINAN Dvaita also known as Bheda-vāda (Different Principle) , Tattva-vāda and Bimbapratibimba-vāda (Object – image Principle) is a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhavacharya (c. 1238-1317 CE) who was also known as Purna Prajna and Ananda Tirtha. According to this view, reality is composed of only two basic principles: the independent (sva-tantra) God or the Supreme Being is the only independent reality. the dependent (para-tantra). Everything else, soul (jiva), matter (prakrti), time (kala), action (karma), etc. are dependent realities. Although these dependent realities are eternal and distinct in their own right, they only exist through the consent and sanction of God. Dvaita stresses a strict distinction between God— the Supreme-Soul (paramātmā) and the individual souls (jiivatma ). According to Madhvacharya, the individual souls of beings are not 'created' by God but do, nonetheless, depend on Him for their existence.Madhwa is the chief proponent of the Dvaita philosophy. Reality is that which exists in space and time. Thus Nirguna Brahman is not a reality. It is only an unknowable assumption. What we can know starts with Saguna Brahman who is Iswara. So are Jiva and Jada. And who is Iswara? He is Brahman who exists and therefore real and can be known by Jiva. Iswara and Jiva can act on Jada in creative process. 206
MIND, MATTER AND GOD : JIVA, JADA AND ISVARA M.M.NINAN Duality Philosophy postulates that there are in fact three irreducible separate entities, 1. Iswara - God 2. The Beings – Living (Jiva) 3. The Material World - Non-living (Jagat) World is real, the Jiva are many. Thus we have three eternal entities. Iswara, Jiva and Jagat or Jada. This is the empirical reality. There is no reason to doubt this experience. There is no intellectual and logical reason for unity of Absolute There is a clear distinction between the Creator and the Created - between Brahman and the Jagat. The twins that are created are the Jiva and the Ajiva - the living and the non-living. We differentiate between Paramatma (The ultimate Soul) and Jeevatma (The living soul) Both the Being and the non-being are real. Five fundamental, eternal and real differences are described in this system— Between the individual soul (or jīvatma) and God (Brahmatma īshvara or Vishnu). Between matter (inanimate, insentient) and God. Among individual souls (jīvatma) Between matter and jīva. Among various types of matter. These five differences are said to make up the universe. The universe is aptly called "prapancha" (five elements) for this reason. There is substantial difference between all these three. "tattvatah bhedah" is the one that causes sensation and perception. If there is homogenity and identity, one cannot differentiate one from the other. Jeevas and Jada are controlled by Iswara." jIvagaNA hareranucarAh" Apart from the Tatva Bheda between Iswara an Jeeva and Jada so also there is a difference in essence between Jeeva. There is gradation among the jivas. Some are superior; some are inferior. In this system Moksha is being in the likeness of Iswara. Since Iswara is independent of 207
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