Tamoyoga

One of the three classes of beings in the
Dvaita Vedanta philosophical school,
founded by the philosopher Madhva
(1197–1276). Madhva’s fundamental
assumption was that God was utterly
transcendent, above and beyond the
world and human beings. The strength
of this conviction led him to stress the
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Tamil Nadu is home to the tallest temple tower in India, which is part of
the Ranganathaswamy Temple in Shrirangam.
importance of grace as the sole means
of salvation because human beings were
unable to save themselves. Given this
dire view of human capacities, Madhva
divided the beings of the world into
three classes: The muktiyogas were destined for final liberation, the nityasamsarins were destined for eternal rebirth,
and the tamoyogas were predestined for
eternal damnation.