Pillai Lokacharya
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Pillai Lokacharya was a prominent 13th-century Sri Vaishnava theologian and philosopher known for systematizing the tradition’s doctrines through influential Tamil works such as the Srivachana Bhushanam.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu theologian
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Sri Vaishnava theologian ⓘ philosopher ⓘ religious author ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ramanuja tradition
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Sri Rangam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 13th century ⓘ |
| doctrine |
clarification of tattva, hita, purushartha
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emphasis on prapatti (self-surrender) ⓘ grace-centered soteriology ⓘ |
| honorific | Lokacharya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tenkalai doctrinal development
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later Sri Vaishnava acharyas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Artha Panchakam
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Mumukshuppadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Srivachana Bhushanam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil theological treatises ⓘ Tattva Trayam NERFINISHED ⓘ systematizing Sri Vaishnava doctrines ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks |
Manipravalam
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Tamil ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Artha Panchakam
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Charama Sloka Churukku NERFINISHED ⓘ Dvaya Churukku NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumukshuppadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Navavidha Sambandham NERFINISHED ⓘ Prameya Sekaram NERFINISHED ⓘ Samshepa Vedartham NERFINISHED ⓘ Srivachana Bhushanam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sriya Pathi Padi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tattva Trayam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirumantra Churukku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
Vedanta
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theology ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
acharya (preceptor)
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systematizer of Sri Vaishnava theology ⓘ |
| school | Tenkalai Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Divya Prabandham
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Ramanuja’s Sri Bhashya tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedas and Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textFocus |
exposition of the three rahasya mantras
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interpretation of prapatti doctrine ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Sri Vaishnava community ⓘ |
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