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From: Mani Varadarajan (mani)
Date: Mon Nov 13 1995 - 11:08:57 PST
I am not sure what mukhya-praaNa means, but from discussions with Maadhvas, it appears that it refers to Vaayu, who is considered the jIvaatma of the highest rank. Sri Madhvaacharya, Anjaneya, and Bhima are considered avataaras of the mukhya-praaNa. Unlike Visishtadvaita, Dvaita philosophy believes that jIvaatmas are different in svabhaava, i.e., one is better than another in fundamental nature. Ramanuja categorically denies that one jIva is different in nature from another. They are all equal in essence and each have moksha as their birthright. Mani