OneManyUltimately unreal mithyaempirically realReal but differentiatedunity-with-differenceReal as manifestation/playexpressive cosmologyYesNo, two principlesBhakti / graceReasoning / pramana analysisGoal: locate a schoolby 4 key choicesUltimate realityone or many?World's final status?God and soul distinct?Advaita Vedanta(nondual)Visistadvaita / qualified nondual(many Vaishnava lines)Nondual Shaiva / Shakta(e.g., Trika, Srividya)Liberation mainly by:Samkhya / Yoga family(purusa–prakrti dualism)Dvaita & other strong-dualBhakti VedantaNyaya / Vaisheshika(realist theism/atomism)
One
Many
Ultimately unreal mithyaempirically real
Real but differentiatedunity-with-difference
Real as manifestation/playexpressive cosmology
Yes
No, two principles
Bhakti / grace
Reasoning / pramana analysis
Goal: locate a schoolby 4 key choices
Ultimate realityone or many?
World's final status?
God and soul distinct?
Advaita Vedanta(nondual)
Visistadvaita / qualified nondual(many Vaishnava lines)
Nondual Shaiva / Shakta(e.g., Trika, Srividya)
Liberation mainly by:
Samkhya / Yoga family(purusa–prakrti dualism)
Dvaita & other strong-dualBhakti Vedanta
Nyaya / Vaisheshika(realist theism/atomism)