Comparison of advita,dvita,visista advita and achintya veda ved

 Below is a comparison table highlighting the key differences between Advaita, Dvaita, Vishishtadvaita, and Achintya Bheda Abheda philosophies within Vedanta:

Summary:

Advaita asserts that only Brahman is real, and duality is an illusion.

Dvaita maintains that God and individual souls are eternally distinct.

Vishishtadvaita holds that while Brahman is the only reality, individual souls and the world are real and are attributes of Brahman.

Achintya Bheda Abheda emphasizes the inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference between God and His creation, focusing heavily on devotion to Krishna.

Each philosophy presents a unique approach to understanding the relationship between God, the soul, and the universe.

Aspect	Advaita	Dvaita	Vishishtadvaita	Achintya Bheda Abheda
Philosopher/Founder	Adi Shankaracharya	Madhvacharya	Ramanujacharya	Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Meaning of the term	Non-dualism (No duality)	Dualism	Qualified non-dualism	Inconceivable difference and non-difference
Nature of Reality	Only Brahman (Ultimate Reality) is real; the world and individual souls are illusory (Maya)	God (Vishnu) and souls are completely distinct and real	Brahman (God) is the only substance, but the world and souls are attributes of Brahman	Reality is simultaneously both distinct and non-distinct from God
Relation between God and Souls	Non-difference; Jiva (soul) is identical with Brahman, but appears distinct due to ignorance	Complete difference between God (Vishnu) and souls (Jivas)	Jivas are distinct from Brahman but also inseparably connected as attributes of Brahman	Jivas are simultaneously distinct from and one with God, though this relation is beyond human logic (Achintya)
Liberation (Moksha)	Realizing one's identity with Brahman and overcoming ignorance	Attaining eternal service to God (Vishnu) in His abode	Attaining closeness and union with God in Vaikuntha, maintaining distinct identity	Attaining eternal devotional service to Krishna in His spiritual abode
Role of Maya (Illusion)	Maya is the cause of ignorance and illusion of duality	Maya does not affect God or His essence but affects individual souls	Maya is an expression of God’s will, but Brahman remains unaffected	Maya is the divine energy of Krishna that can obscure reality, but is also part of His creation
View of the World	The world is an illusion (Maya)	The world is real and separate from God	The world is real and dependent on God as His body	The world is real but inconceivably both distinct and non-distinct from Krishna
Worship/Devotion	Knowledge (Jnana) is emphasized for liberation; devotion is secondary	Bhakti (devotion) to God (Vishnu) is the only way to liberation	Bhakti is emphasized, but it leads to knowledge of the self's inseparable relationship with God	Bhakti is the supreme path, where devotion to Krishna is paramount, and philosophical understanding is secondary
Example	Salt dissolving in water (Jiva dissolves into Brahman)	Water and oil (God and souls are separate)	Sparks from fire (Souls are distinct, but part of Brahman)	Sun and its rays (simultaneously one with and distinct from the source)