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Ramanuja

Type Figure Region India Time 1017–1137 Also known as Ramanuja、Rāmānuja、Ilaya Perumal、Lakshmana Muni

Ramanuja (c. 1017–1137) was an Indian Vaishnava theologian and religious reformer, the principal founder of Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism).

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  1. c. 1017–1035Sriperumbudur · Tamil NaduBorn into a Brahmin family within the Chola Empire, he received a traditional Vedanta education in his youth, and later resolved to devote himself to Vaishnava faith and philosophy.
  2. c. 1035–1050Srirangam · Tamil NaduHe went to Srirangam to study under Yamunacharya, deeply studying Vaishnava scriptures and ritual traditions, laying the intellectual foundations for his later Vishishtadvaita system. This period overlaps with the years 1041–1050 CE.
  3. c. 1050–1137Srirangam · Tamil NaduAfter Yamuna, he led the Srirangam monastic community, writing works such as the Vedartha Sangraha and Sri Bhashya, systematically expounding Vishishtadvaita and promoting the organization and spread of Sri Vaishnavism in South India.

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