Brahman

====Dvaita Vedanta====
{{Vaishnavism}}
Brahman of [[Dvaita]] is a concept similar to God in major world religions.<ref name=mmyers/> Dvaita holds that the individual Self is dependent on God, but distinct.<ref name=mmyers/> Dvaita philosophy argues against the concept of a shared existence between Brahman and finite beings. It sees any concept of shared existence or non-dualism ([[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]]) as incompatible with the nature of Brahman's transcendent perfection. Madhva places importance on the unique individuality of each entity (''vishesha'').<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bartley |first=Christopher |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PlupnDEr5iAC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=An Introduction to Indian Philosophy |date=2011-01-20 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-84706-449-3 |pages=186 |language=en}}</ref>

Dvaita propounds Tattvavada which means understanding differences between [[Tattva]]s (significant properties) of entities within the universal substrate as follows:{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

# Jîva-Îshvara-bheda&nbsp;— difference between the Self and the Supreme God
# Jada-Îshvara-bheda&nbsp;— difference between the insentient and the Supreme God
# Mitha-jîva-bheda&nbsp;— difference between any two Selves
# Jada-jîva-bheda&nbsp;— difference between insentient and the Self
# Mitha-jada-bheda&nbsp;— difference between any two insentients