Baladevavidyabhushana, Baladevavidyābhūṣaṇa, Baladeva-vidyabhushana: 2 definitions

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Baladevavidyabhushana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Baladevavidyābhūṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Baladevavidyabhusana or Baladevavidyabhushana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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Source: archive.org: A History of Indian Philosophy (vaishnavism)

Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa (or simply Baladeva) was Vaiśya by caste and born in a village near Remuna in the Balesvar subdivision of Orissa; he was a pupil of vairāgī Pītāmvara Dāsa, and was generally known as Govinda Dāga. [...] Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa is known to have written at least the following fourteen works.

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Baladevavidyābhūṣaṇa (बलदेवविद्याभूषण) refers to “chief disciple of Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura and author of Govinda-bhāṣya, the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava commentary on Vedānta-sūtra. He is thus aptly named Gauḍīya-vedāntācārya”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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