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Shri Chakradhar Swami | |
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| Born | Haripaladeva 1194 CE[1] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Known for | Expounded Mahanubhava Sampradaya |
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| Philosophy | Mahanubhava, Dvaita Bhakti |
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| Guru | Dattatreya, Govinda Prabhu |
| Honors | Sarvajna (Omniscient), Ishvara (God) |
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Chakradhar(a) (Marathi: चक्रधर), also known as (Sarvajna Shri) Chakradhar(a) Swami or Kunwar Haripaladeva[2] was an Indian Hindu saint and philosopher, who was the founder of Mahanubhava sect of Krishnaism. Chakradhar advocated worship of the god Krishna and preached a distinct philosophy based on Bhakti. He was an exponent of the Dvaita philosophy within Hinduism.
Chakradhar did not recognize caste distinctions, and distinguished only between the householder and recluses.[3] Some sources claim that Chakrapani Prabhu and Govinda Prabhu as the originators of Mahanubhava doctrine and Chakradhara as the first apostle who systematized Mahanubhava as a school of Bhakti philosophy.[4] Chakradhara is considered as an avatar of Krishna by his disciples. Chakradhara's incarnation day is observed on the Tithi of Bhadrapada Shukla Dwitiya.
- ^ Marathi Vishwakosh, https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/17950/ Archived 2022-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shankar Gopal Tupule. A History of Indian Literature, Vol. 9, Part 4. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1979. p. 316
- ^ Shripad Dattatraya Kulkarni (1992). The Struggle for Hindu Supremacy. Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira. p. 63. ISBN 9788190011358.
Chakradhar Swami was against the use of Sanskrita even in religious rituals. He advocated worship of lord Krishna. He did not recognize caste distinctions, and like Buddha had only two others viz the householder and recluses.
- ^ R. C. Dhere, Chakrapani, Vishwakarma Sahityalay, 1977, pp. 211-213
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