Question: Could you please explain the difference between Ramanujacarya’s visista advaita philosophy and Lord Caitanya’s acintya beda abeda tattva. Both the philosophies say that the Lord and the jiva are same in quality but different in quantity. What is the difference between the two?

Jayapataka Swami: This is high philosophy Visista advaita and acintya beda beda tattva. There is a subtle difference between each of the four sampradayas and Lord Caitanya’s explanation of the Vedanta sutras, Lord Caitanya’s acintya beda abeda tattva is simultaneously...