# Madhvācārya > [!summary] > *Madhvācārya (1238-1317) was the founder of the Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya sampradāya and a powerful preacher of devotional theism. He defeated the Māyāvādīs with his philosophy of śuddha-dvaita (pure dualism), establishing that the Supreme Lord and the living entities are eternally distinct. Lord Caitanya's movement comes in his disciplic succession, making Madhvācārya the original ācārya of our sampradāya.* ## Founder of the Sampradāya ![[cc/madhya/9/245-248#translation]] ![[cc/adi/1/19#purport]] ## Defeating Māyāvāda Philosophy ![[cc/adi/7/110#purport]] ![[cc/adi/7/128#purport]] ## In the Disciplic Succession ![[cc/madhya/9/275#translation]] ![[cc/adi/6/40#purport]] ## His Vedānta Commentary ![[cc/madhya/6/137#purport]] ![[cc/madhya/6/147#purport]] ## Teachings on Devotional Service ![[sb/5/19/13#purport]] ![[cc/adi/3/40#purport]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/the-disciplic-succession|The disciplic succession]] — Paramparā - [[wiki/articles/the-great-acaryas|The great ācāryas]] — All sampradāyas - [[wiki/articles/the-philosophy-of-acintya-bhedabheda|Acintya-bhedābheda]] — Our philosophy - [[wiki/articles/the-danger-of-impersonalism|The danger of impersonalism]] — What he refuted ## From the Index - [[index/entries/madhvacarya|Madhvācārya]] — Complete references - [[index/entries/madhva-sampradāya|Madhva-sampradāya]] — His school - [[index/entries/disciplic-succession|Disciplic Succession]] — The paramparā