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InHinduism, theBrahma Sampradaya (IAST:Brahmā-sampradāya) is the disciplic succession (sampradaya) ofgurus starting withBrahma.[1] The term is most often used to refer to the beliefs and teachings ofMadhvacharya,[2] hisDvaita Vedanta philosophy, andSadh Vaishnavism, a tradition ofVaishnavism founded byMadhvacharya.
The longer-termBrahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya (Brahmā-Madhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya), or simplyMadhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya, is used to refer to the teachings ofChaitanya Mahaprabhu and hisGaudiya Vaishnava theology.[3]
Followers of this tradition believe thatVedic knowledge descends from Brahma. In the Vedic conception, these sampradayas began at the creation of the universe and endure to the present moment due to the consistency of the transmission of knowledge, all the previous gurus are present in the teachings of the present spiritual master. The Vedic process assures that the transmission remains pure by assuring the qualifications of the transmitter.[4]
