Question

The propagator of Vaishnava sect, Vallabhacharya was born at:
1. Rajim
2. Champaran
3. Arang
4. Ratanpur

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Champaran

The correct answer is Champaran.

• The propagator of the Vaishnava sect, Vallabhacharya was born at Champaran on 27 April 1479.
• He was also known as ‘Achinitabhadra’.
• He was the first to promote Krishna Bhakti on the basis of Maha Bhagavad Purana.
• He founded the philosophy of Shuddha Advaita which believed in the absolute union.
• He died in Varanasi in the year 1531.

• The four sects of Hinduism are- Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.
• Vaishnavism is one of the major forms of modern Hinduism, characterized by devotion to the god Vishnu and his incarnations (avatars).
• Vaishnavism has four main categories of sampradayas (denominations, sub-schools):
  • the medieval-era Vishishtadvaita school of Ramanuja.
  • the Dvaita school of Madhvacharya.
  • the Dvaitadvaita school of Nimbarkacharya.
  • the Pushtimarg of Vallabhacharya.