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Ramanuja was a Hindu theologian, philosopher, and one of the most important exponent of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism.
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Has anyone responded to Ramanujacharya's refutation of the Cosmological Argument for the existence of God?
In Western philosophy, one of the most common arguments for the existence of God is the cosmological argument, which states roughly that everything has a cause, and so the Universe must have a cause, ...
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Did Ramanujacharya perform Sharanagati in Madhurantakam?
The Gadya Trayam is a set of three prose hymns composed by the famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya Ramanujacharya on the subject of Sharanagati or complete surrender to Vishnu as a means of attaining Moksha. ...
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What was the dialogue (debate) between YajnaMurti and Ramanujacharya?
While reading the biography of Sri Ramanujacharya, I've read one story of YajnaMurti (यज्ञमूर्ति), (You can read it from Internet Archive pg. 107) who was the believer of Advaita. He was pundit of ...
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How does the Ramanandi sect originate from the Sri Vaishnava Parampara?
As I discuss in this question, Vishnu is said to have taught the principles of Vaishnavism to four gods: Lakshmi, Brahma, Shiva and Sanatkumara. And they in turn started the four main Sampradayas or ...
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Why did SriSailapurna say Sri Ramanuja's brother that Lord Shiva is 'Lila-dveshi'?
I read in a biography of Sri Ramanujacharya that SriSailapurna asked Sri Ramanuja's brother Govinda, who was a devotee of Lord Shiva, to discard Shiva and worship Narayana instead, as Lord Shiva is '...
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Which Sri Vaishnava Acharya drew this world map based on the Mahabharata?
This picture, showing a world map based on the Mahabharata, is often circulated on the Internet:
It’s based on this chapter and subsequent chapters of the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. But my ...
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Bondage of jiva according to Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya
In the Vishishtadvaita philosophy followed by the Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya, the conditioned souls trapped in Samsara (the cycle of repeated birth and death) are referred to as Baddhas. How is the ...
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Sri Ramanujacharya’s advice on why example of Kaliyan(the snake) should be emulated in preference to Kshatrabandhu’s
There is a story in which some devotees of the Lord approached Sri Ramanujacharya at Srirangam, to verify if Kshatrabandhu’s words addressed to the Lord were right. Kshatrabandhu’s words were that:-
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Did Sri Ramanuja convert atheists?
Sri Ramanuja, the great Vaishnava acharya and the propounder of Vishishtadvaita philosophy, is known to have converted many Buddhists and Jains back to Hinduism.
What about atheists? Did he convert ...
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Where does Vaduga Nambi call two other shishyas of Ramanujacharya double-minded?
The famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya Ramanujacharya had 74 disciples, known as the Simhasanadhipatis, but three of his closest disciples were Kurathalwan, Mudhaliandan, and Vaduga Nambi. Kurathalwan is ...
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Where did Ramanujacharya's statue of Varadaraja come from?
I just came back from a trip to India, and one of the temples I visited was the famous Ranganatha temple in Sri Rangam. The temple has a shrine called the Udaiyavar Sannidhi, which contains the ...
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Do Hindu scriptures prescribe how dead bodies can be preserved for centuries?
This question was prompted by Vaishnavite claims that the body of Ramanuja is preserved at Srirangam temple even today.
http://www.holydham.com/sri-ramanujacharya/
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Who composed the stotra on Ramanujacharya starting "Punyambhoja Vikasaya"?
I heard a stotra in the opening credits of Tamil movie Ramanujacharya which hails Sri Ramanujacharya starting with "Punyambhoja vikasaya" The stanzas which I could understand are as follows.
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How come Ramanujacharya's Sri Bhashya does not mention Islam?
Chapter 2 of Ramanujacharya's Sri Bhashya, which is his commentary on the Brahma Sutars, attempts to refute all other opposing philosophical schools that don't adhere to Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, such ...
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Is it allowed to preserve a body in a temple's premises?
Ramanujacharya's body is preserved in Sri Rangam temple by mummification. Is it allowed as per agama or other shastra to bury/preserve a body inside a temple premises?
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Worship of Shree Ramanuja while he was in his body?
Shree Ramanuja authorised worships of his forms in three murthies.
When he leaves Melakotai in Karnataka,a vighra is made and Ramanujar embraces it and gives it back. This is called "Thamar Ukantha ...
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What Ramanuja says about the concept of Ishta-Devata
as a concept included in the various Vedanta traditions, what specifically does Ramanuja say about this concept? does he preach to worship only Vishnu avataras? Or does he allow a model closer to ...
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What is Nyaya's respondes to the arguments made by Ramanuja against the design argument of Nyaya?
Why and How Ramanuja Rejected Nyāya Arguments for the Existence of God JONATHAN B. EDELMANN
(A) While certain features of the natural or organic world might resemble artifacts, can reason establish ...
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Are there contemporaneous or near-contemporaneous accounts of the embalming of Ramanuja's body?
All we know is that there is a body at Srirangam temple that is claimed to be that of Ramanuja - preserved for centuries using no known embalming techniques. I have read that even some priests at the ...
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What are the similarities between Svabhavika Bhedabheda Vedanta and Advaita Vedanta philosophies?
As some of you might be knowing, the renowned Sri Vaishnava acharya, Ramanujacharya before becoming a Sri Vaishnava, was a disciple of a Vaishnavite named Yadava Prakasha who propounded the Svabhavika ...
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Why did rAmAnuja disobey his guru?
Thirukottiyur Nambi agreed to part with the Mantra and its meaning.
But before that he got a promise from Ramanauja. As per the promise,
Ramanuja should not tell this to anyone as this mantra will ...
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Who are Jeeyar Swamis ? Give some information about them in detail
Who are Jeeyar Swamis? Give some information in detail.(I know only that they are Vishishtadvait).
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Azwar's interpretation of Ramayana
I heard that as per the compositions of Azwars, The Ramavatara took place not to kill Ravana and Kumbhakarna, but to correct bhAgavata apacharam.
1) First of all, is that true? Is that mentioned in ...
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What is the story of the first Acharya of Ramanujacharya's Matham in Melkote?
When the famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya Ramanujacharya fled Sri Rangam due to the persecution of the Shaivite Chola king (which I discuss here), he went to Melkote in Karnataka. It's only after the ...
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Was Pillai Lokacharya a descendant of Ramanujacharya's sister?
The Sri Vaishnava sect has two sub-sects, Thenkalai and Vadakalai. Vadakalais follow the teachings of Vedanta Desikan, whereas Thenkalais follow the teachings of Pillai Lokacharya. My question is ...
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What is the story of Manavala Mamunigal's ancestor Gomadathalwan?
The Sri Vaishnava sect has two sub-sects, Thenkalai and Vadakalai. Vadakalais follow the teachings of Vedanta Desikan, whereas Thenkalais follow the teachings of Pillai Lokacharya and Manavala ...
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Where can I read Muvāyirappaṭi Guruparamparāprabhāva in English?
I would like to read the Muvāyirappaṭi Guruparamparāprabhāva, the biography of the great Vaishnava acharya, Sri Ramanujachaya, in English. Can anyone provide me a link for it?
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