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Work #1142 · Mature

Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya

Madhvācārya
13th century · Sanskrit
Systematic-philosophical treatise · Hindu Vedanta / Dvaita / Madhva sampradāya

Madhva's 13th-c. systematic exposition — the decisive determination of the Dvaita-Vaiṣṇava metaphysical position

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Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya (Mature)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
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 Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Revelation
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Discrete

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya

The 13th-c. Madhva moment of Vedāntic-systematic exposition.

Space

Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya

The Karnataka Vaiṣṇava-Vedānta intellectual setting.

Matter

Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya

The real-pluralist material world of the Dvaita system.

Observer

Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya

The Dvaita-Vaiṣṇava philosopher-devotee as proper subject.

Energy

Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya

The cosmic energies of Brahman's creative-sustaining work.

Information

Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya

The systematic philosophical-religious content of the treatise.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Viṣṇu-Tattva-Nirṇaya

The Dvaita position remains a minority within Vedānta vs. Advaita dominance; the work's rigour ensures continued scholarly engagement.