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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