PHILOSOPHER

Vallabha

1479 - 1531

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Vallabha, also known as Vallabhācārya, Vallabha Dīkṣita (Devanagari: वल्लभाचार्य, IAST: Vallabhācārya, May 7, 1478 – July 7, 1530 CE), was an Indian saint and philosopher. He founded the Kr̥ṣṇa-centered Puṣṭimārga sect of Vaishnavism in the Braj (Vraja) region of India, and propounded the philosophy of Śuddhādvaita. Vallabha studied Hindu philosophy from early age, then traveled throughout the Indian subcontinent for over 20 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vallabha has received more than 644,983 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Vallabha is the 789th most popular philosopher (up from 918th in 2019), the 312th most popular biography from India (up from 377th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Vallabha ranks 789 out of 1,267. Before him are Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Peter John Olivi, Albinus, Mortimer J. Adler, and Léon Brunschvicg. After him are Rishabhanatha, Melchor Cano, Menedemus, Péter Pázmány, Vincenzo Gioberti, and Timon of Athens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1479, Vallabha ranks 10. Before him are Vasili III of Russia, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Diego Columbus, Peter Henlein, Guru Amar Das, and Ippolito d'Este. After him are Francisco de Montejo, Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, Philip I, Margrave of Baden, and Catherine of York. Among people deceased in 1531, Vallabha ranks 8. Before him are Louise of Savoy, Tilman Riemenschneider, Hans Burgkmair, Gerónimo de Aguilar, Johannes Oecolampadius, and Vincenzo Catena. After him are Pedro Arias Dávila, and George I, Duke of Pomerania.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vallabha ranks 312 out of 1,861. Before him are K. Kamaraj (1903), Zail Singh (1916), Telesphore Toppo (1939), Chandra Shekhar (1927), Rajinikanth (1950), and Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861). After him are Rishabhanatha (null), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921), Nargis (1929), Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930), and T. H. White (1906).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Vallabha ranks 34. Before him are Dignāga (480), Chandrakirti (600), Eknath (1533), Hemachandra (1089), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), and Sarada Devi (1853). After him are Rishabhanatha (null), Rambhadracharya (1950), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), Ramananda (1400), Jaimini (-390), and Debendranath Tagore (1817).

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