(12th century?) Nimbarka Sanaka Sampraday, one of the four
Vaishnava ascetic orders, was founded by an ascetic, philosopher, and devotee
(bhakta) of the deity Vishnu.
Nimbarka was a Telegu (southern Indian) brahmin who was born
in the central Indian city of Paithan but spent most of his life in the
northern Indian Braj area, where the deity Krishna is said to have dwelt,
according to legend.
Nimbarka's philosophical perspective is known as
dualism-nondualism (dvaitadvaita), which is a worldview in which God and humans
are both the same and distinct.
While ancient Vaishnavas venerated Vishnu and Lakshmi as the
heavenly pair, Nimbarka followed in their footsteps, focusing on Krishna and
Radha.
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