Ramanujacharya
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Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious leader
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Indian philosopher → Sri Vaishnava acharya → Vedanta philosopher → theologian → |
| associatedWithPlace |
Kanchipuram
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Srirangam → |
| associatedWithTemple |
Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
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Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram → |
| birthDate |
c. 1017
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| birthPlace |
India
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Sriperumbudur → Tamil Nadu → |
| centuryActive |
11th century
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12th century → |
| commentaryOn |
Bhagavad Gita
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Brahma Sutras → Upanishads → |
| coreDoctrine |
Vishnu as supreme personal God
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bhakti as primary means to liberation → grace of God as essential for moksha → souls and matter as real but dependent on God → |
| deathDate |
c. 1137
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| fullName |
Ramanuja
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| honorificTitle |
Acharya
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| influenced |
Sri Vaishnava tradition
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later Bhakti movements in South India → theology of personal theism in Hinduism → |
| knownFor |
devotional theism centered on Vishnu
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shaping Sri Vaishnavism → systematizing Vishishtadvaita Vedanta → theology of qualified non-dualism → |
| languageOfWorks |
Sanskrit
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| legacy |
major classical exponent of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
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| majorWork |
Gadya Traya
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Gita Bhashya → Nitya Grantha → Sri Bhashya → Vedartha Sangraha → |
| opposedDoctrine |
Advaita Vedanta of Shankara
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| philosophicalSchool |
Vedanta
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Vishishtadvaita → |
| promotedPractice |
prapatti (total surrender to God)
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temple-based devotional worship → |
| religion |
Hinduism
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| religiousTradition |
Sri Vaishnavism
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| socialContribution |
emphasized spiritual equality of devotees
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| teacherOf |
Embar
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Koorathazhwan → Mudaliyandan → |
| veneratedAs |
acharya in Sri Vaishnavism
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saint in Vaishnavism → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Vishishtadvaita
("Ramanuja")
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associatedWith |
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Vishishtadvaita
("Ramanuja")
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foundedBy |
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Ramanujacharya
("Ramanuja")
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fullName |
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Bhagavad Gita
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hasCommentaryBy |
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Vishishtadvaita
("Ramanuja")
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majorCommentator |
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Vedanta
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majorFigure |
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Sankhya Yoga
("commented on by Ramanujacharya")
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textualTradition |