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Ramanuja

Ramanuja (; Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; c. 1077 – 1157, trad. date 1017-1137), also known as Rāmānujācārya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and social reformer. He is one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition in Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotional practice were influential in…

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Movement
Bhakti
Born
Iḷaiyāḻvār hārītasa 1017 [a] Sriperumbudur, Chola Empire (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died
1137(1137-00-00) (aged 119–120) [a] Srirangam, Chola Empire (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Honors
Emperumānār, Udaiyavar, Yatirāja (king of sannyasis)
Notable work(s)
Traditionally 9 Sanskrit texts, including Vedarthasamgraha, Sri Bhashya, Gita Bhashya
Parents
Keshavasomayaji (father) · Kanthimathi Devi (mother)

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related to Early life · 43
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related to Persecution · 37
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related to Reformation · 29
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related to Comparison with other Vedānta schools · 27
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related to Attempts on Ramanuja's life · 20
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related to background · 18
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related to Writings · 18
Ramanuja → Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita Bhashya, Brahma Sutras, Gadya Trayam, Nitya Grantham, Sanskrit, Sharanagati Gadyam, Some, Sri Bhashya, Sriranga Gadyam, Srirangam, Summary, The Sri Vaisnava, Vaikuntha Gadyam, Vedantadipa, Vedantasara, Vedarthasamgraha, Vedas's
related to Criticism of Sankara · 11
Ramanuja → Avidya, Beginningless, Brahman, He, Ignorance, Illusion, Maya, Nirguna Brahman, Sankara's, Shankara's, Upanishads
related to Hagiographies · 11
Ramanuja → Andhrapurna, Brahmatantra Svatantra Jīyar, Guruparamparāprabhāva, Other, Ramanuja's, Tenkalai, Teṉkalais, The Muvāyirappaṭi Guruparamparāprabhāva, Vadakalai, Vadakalais, Yatirajavaibhavam

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brahman sri ramanuja's srirangam temple bhakti tamil vedānta mahapurna vaishnava tradition vishishtadvaita rāmānuja god guru advaita one also chola kanchi

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RamanujaBornIḷaiyāḻvār hārītasa 1017 [a] Sriperumbudur, Chola Empire (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)1.00infobox
RamanujaDied1137(1137-00-00) (aged 119–120) [a] Srirangam, Chola Empire (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)1.00infobox
RamanujaHonorsEmperumānār, Udaiyavar, Yatirāja (king of sannyasis)1.00infobox
RamanujaMovementBhakti1.00infobox
RamanujaNotable work(s)Traditionally 9 Sanskrit texts, including Vedarthasamgraha, Sri Bhashya, Gita Bhashya1.00infobox
RamanujaParentsKeshavasomayaji (father)1.00infobox
RamanujaParentsKanthimathi Devi (mother)1.00infobox
RamanujaPhilosophyVishishtadvaita1.00infobox
RamanujaReligionHinduism1.00infobox
RamanujaSectSri Vaishnavism1.00infobox
RamanujaTeacherYadava Prakasa1.00infobox
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