SRI MADHWA ACHARYA'S PHILOSOPHY-  "DVAITA VEDANTA"
The basic tenet of Madhwa Acharya's philosophy popularly known as "Dvaita Vedanta" is that God is the Supreme Reality. He is the highest form of perfection , full of infinete auspicious attributes free from all limitations or defects and overlord of everything else in the universe. In support of this basic tenet God is looked upon as an absolutely independent being, quite different from the finite individual souls and material entities created by Him.The term Dvaita is employed to indicate this difference between God's infinite perfection and the finiteness of everything else. Further more , this universe real and the finite beings comprising the universe are subject to a sytem of gradation, beginning with the Goddess Laxmi( the creatrix of the universe and the consort of the Supreme God called Narayana ) followed by other minor gods, seers, human beings and undivine beings.The rank of any soul in this scheme of gradation depends on the degree of its devotion to God. Sincere devotion to God aided by a critical and dispassionate understanding of His Supremacy through incessant study of sciptures and other spiritual disciplines is the path of salvation to individual souls.