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Ramanuja ([ɽaːmaːnʊdʑɐ]; Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; c. 1077 – 1157), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism.
May 18, 2024 · Ramanuja (born c. 1017, Shriperumbudur, India—died 1137, Shrirangam) was a South Indian Brahman theologian and philosopher, the single most influential thinker of devotional Hinduism.
Feb 4, 2022 · Born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer. He was named Lakshmana at the time of his birth. He was also referred to as Ilaya Perumal which means the radiant one. He traveled across India, advocating equality and social justice.
Rāmānuja ( ācārya ), the eleventh century South Indian philosopher, is the chief proponent of Viśiṣṭādvaita, which is one of the three main forms of the Orthodox Hindu philosophical school, Vedānta.
Jul 1, 2015 · THE PHILOSOPHY OF RAMANUJA IS KNOWN AS Vishishtadvaita Vedanta. Like other systems of Vedanta, it is based on the Upanishads, which are also called the Vedanta, because they constitute the end-portion of the Vedas. Anyone who wants to evolve a system of thought based on the Upanishads faces a problem.
Sep 20, 2018 · Bhagavad Ramanuja (1017–1137) was a Vedic spiritual leader, philosopher, and mystic who is recognized as one of the most influential thinkers in Hinduism. (The word “Bhagavad” is an honorific.) Ramanuja led a broad religious movement in southern India in the 11th century, substantially changing the course of Hindu religious practice.
Ramanuja was the exponent of the Visishtadvaita philosophy or qualified non-dualism. Ramanuja’s Brahman is Sa-visesha Brahman, i.e., Brahman with attributes. According to Ramanuja’s teachings, Lord Narayana or Bhagavan is the Supreme Being; the individual soul is Chit; matter is Achit.
Ramanuja performed ritual surrender or sharanagati at the divine lotus feet of Sri Ranganatha and Sri Ranga Nayaki on the day of Panguni-uthiram.
Sri Ramanujacharya who is one of the greatest philosopher lighted the path of equality, bhakti & world peace. Born in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu 1000 years ago.
Sri Ramanujacharya is the name by which one of the great Hindu teachers of medieval India is known. He was born as Ilaya Perumal around 1017. At some point he changed his name to Ramanuja. After he became one of the most admired teachers of the era, the word acharya was added to his name. This word means "teacher" or "guru."
