Bhedabheda
Sign in to saveBhedābheda refers to a tradition in Vedānta, which teaches that the individual self (jīvātman) is both different and not different from Brahman (Ultimate Reality). It encompasses sub-schools such as Shuddhadvaita and Acintya-bhedabheda.
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Bhedābheda refers to a tradition in Vedānta, which teaches that the individual self (jīvātman) is both different and not different from Brahman (Ultimate Reality). It encompasses sub-schools such as Shuddhadvaita and Acintya-bhedabheda.
==Etymology== Bhedābheda (Devanagari: ) is a Sanskrit word meaning "difference and non-difference".
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