[3][4] Bhedabheda, is a Hindu philosophical tradition, primarily developed in the 7th Century CE, with key contributions from Bhāskara and Nimbarka.
This school states that the individual soul (jiva) and the ultimate reality (Brahman) are simultaneously distinct and non-distinct.
Nimbarka believes that Brahman's essential nature includes equally real states of difference and non-difference.
He points out that Advaita intepretations fall short because they only prioritize statements that suggest the identical nature of Brahman and the soul.
The meaning of bheda and abheda, then, determined according to the context, solves the problem of taking some statements from the Vedas as untrue or merely figurative.