dualism; dualistic vedanta.

Dwaita Dual. Refers to the personalistic philosophy that differentiates between God, the soul and matter.

Dvaita (Devanagari:द्बैत, Kannada:ದ್ವೈತ) (also known as Tattvavada and Bheda-vada), a school of Vedanta (the most widespread Hindu philosophy) founded by Madhvacharya, stresses a strict distinction between God (Vishnu) and the individual living beings (jivas). According to Madhvacharya, souls are not 'created' by God but do, nonetheless depend on him for their existence. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami explains dualism in his book, Dancing with Siva, by stating that in dualism, God is seen as the efficient cause of the universe and not as the material cause.

duality, two-ness.