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Persona #193

Raghavendra Swami

1595–1671
South Indian Dvaita Vedanta philosopher and saint; head of the Madhva matha at Mantralayam

Madhva's heir — rigorous philosophical commentary on Dvaita theism and the saint-tradition of bhakti devotion

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Attribute Raghavendra Swami
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Cyclical
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Multiple
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Mediated
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Both
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Revelation
Observer · Theological Method Magisterial
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Reversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each persona's writings reveal about their stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Raghavendra Swami

Cyclic kalpic time under Hari's providence.

Space

Raghavendra Swami

Substantival infinite created space.

Matter

Raghavendra Swami

Substantival real created matter (real, not illusory, against Advaita).

Observer

Raghavendra Swami

Plural eternal souls (jivas) distinct from God. Personal metaphysical agency: Hari/Vishnu.

Energy

Raghavendra Swami

Standard physics within a devotional cosmology.

Information

Raghavendra Swami

Personal soul conserved through karma and rebirth; eventually graded liberation according to one's eternal nature.

Internal Tensions

Where each persona's working synthesis strains against itself.

Raghavendra Swami

Dvaita's graded liberation doctrine — that souls have eternally distinct natures, some destined for higher and some for lower liberation, some never to be liberated — has been controversial within and beyond Hinduism. The tradition has been smaller and less internationally visible than Advaita, but it has remained continuously vital in its South Indian heartland for 800 years.