Nimbarka

Hindu sect

Also known as: Nimandi, Nimavat

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Nimbarka was a 13th-century Telugu-speaking philosopher and yogi who founded a devotional sect known as the Nimbarkas, Nimandi, or Nimavats. This sect worshipped the deity Krishna and his consort, Radha.1

The philosophy of Nimbarka, known as Bhedabheda, emphasizes both the identity and difference between the world, finite souls, and brahman (the ultimate reality). The sect believed that liberation from the cycle of rebirth is achieved through surrender to Radha-Krishna and God's grace, rather than through individual effort. This philosophy stressed bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion and faith.21

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Nimbarka
…founded the devotional sect called Nimbarkas, Nimandi, or Nimavats, who worshipped the deity Krishna and his consort, Radha.
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…founded the devotional sect called Nimbarkas, Nimandi, or Nimavats, who worshipped the deity Krishna and his consort, Radha.
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