Sri Ramanujacharya (Acharya of Vishishtadvaita)
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Sri Ramanujacharya (Acharya of Vishishtadvaita) 🇮🇳

रामानुजाचार्य (Rāmānujācārya) (Known as "Ramanuja")
Acharya of Vishishtadvaita (Qualified Non-Dualism), Vaishnava Theologian, Author of Sri Bhasya
Born 13 April 1017 CE 🇮🇳 Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu), India
Passed Away c. 1137 CE Srirangam, India
Lifespan 119 years old
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"Even if I should go to hell for disobeying my guru by revealing the holy mantra, yet these thousands of souls will be saved; that is my highest joy. God is the soul of all souls."

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Eleventh-century philosopher-theologian who formulated Vishishtadvaita (Qualified Non-Dualism). Challenged pure illusionism by proving that the universe and individual souls (Jivas) are the real body of the Supreme Lord (Narayana).

Biographical Record

Born in Tamil Nadu, Ramanuja studied under Yadavaprakasha before succeeding Yamunacharya as leader of the Sri Vaishnava community at the great island temple of Srirangam. Breaking strict caste secrecy, he climbed the temple tower of Thirukoshtiyur to shout the sacred liberating mantra to all outcastes, willing to suffer damnation for their salvation.

His magnum opus, the Sri Bhasya on the Brahma Sutras, demonstrated that devotion (Bhakti) and self-surrender (Prapatti) to a personal, compassionate God constitute the highest path of liberation, leaving an indelible imprint across India.

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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Samadhi Shrine
Srirangam, India
GPS: 10.8625, 78.6908
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