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To the left hand side of Goloka Bihari is the daughter of King Vrishabhanu, Sri Radha, who is as beautiful as the Lord and is worshipped by thousands of handmaidens. She fulfills the wishes of all. Sri Kishori is eternally remembered as Sri Ji.

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Nimbarkacharya (

Dvaitadvaita (dvaita–advaita) or dualistic–non-dualistic sometimes known as svabhavika bhedabheda. He played a major role in spreading the worship of the divine couple Radha and Krishna, and founded Nimbarka Sampradaya, one of four main traditions of Hindu sect Vaishnavism.[3][4]

Nimbarka is believed to have lived around the 12th century,

Bhaskara,[7] but this is considered to be a misconception due to the differences between the spiritual views of the two saints.[2][8][9]

Etymology and epithets

The word 'Nimbārka' (निंबार्क) is derived from two

Neem (nimba). He was also referred as Nimbaditya by his followers.[10] Sometimes Bhaskara is also considered his epithet because of the identification of Nimbarka with the philosopher Bhaskara.[11] The tradition
which he founded is named after him.

Datings

Nimbarka's traditional followers believe that he appeared in 3096 BCE, but this dating is controversial as historians believe that he lived between 7th and 11th century CE.[10] According to Roma Bose, Nimbarka lived in the 13th century, on the presupposition that Śrī Nimbārkāchārya was the author of the work Madhvamukhamardana.[8] Bhandarkar has placed him after Ramanuja, suggesting 1162 CE as the date of his demise.[12] S. N. Dasgupta dated Nimbarka to around middle of 14th century,[13] while S. A. A. Rizvi assigns a date of c.1130–1200 CE.[14]

According to Satyanand, Bose's dating of the 13th century is an erroneous attribution.

Sankaracarya (early 8th century).[3] According to Ramnarace, summarising the available research, Nimbarka must be dated in the 7th century CE.[16]

Biography

Little is known about Nimbarka's life. He is said to have been born into a

Godavari, which may be in Andhra Pradesh. Nimbarka's followers believe him as the incarnation of Vishnu's weapon, Sudarshana Chakra.[10][12]

It is believed that Nimbarka was given the name Niyamananda at his birth, but sometimes Bhaskara is considered as his birth name.[11][18] During Nimbarka's early years, it is described that his family moved to Vrindavan, but there is no historical recorded account.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jones & Ryan 2006, p. 312.
  2. ^ a b Dalal 2010, p. 129.
  3. ^ a b c Malkovsky 2001, p. 118.
  4. ^ "Nimbarka | Indian philosopher". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ Ramnarace 2014, p. 113.
  6. ^ a b "Nimbarka | Indian philosopher | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ Hoiberg 2000.
  8. ^ a b Bose 1940.
  9. ^ Raju 2013, p. 158.
  10. ^ a b c Mukundananda 2014.
  11. ^ a b Ph.D 2016, p. 194.
  12. ^ a b c Bhandarkar 1987.
  13. ^ A History of Indian Philosophy (Vol. 3) by Surendranath Dasgupta, (Cambridge: 1921) page 420
  14. ^ Saiyed A A Rizvi- A history of Sufism in India, Vol.1 (Munshi Ram Manoharlal Publishing Private Limited: 1978), page 355
  15. ^ Satyanand, J. Nimbārka: A Pre-Śaṅkara Vedāntin and his philosophy, Varanasi, 1997
  16. ^ Ramnarace 2014, p. 180.
  17. ^ a b Dalal 2010.
  18. ^ Pandey 2008.

Bibliography

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