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	Sri Ramanuja
		An Overview of the Vedartha-sangraha, Ramanuja's sweeping summary of Vedantic philosophy
		A Brief Introduction to Ramanuja's magnum opus, the Sribhashya
		Image of Sri Ramanuja at the Srirangam temple
	www.ramanuja.org /ramanuja/ramanuja.html (28 words)

	Ramanuja's Commentary on the Vedanta Sutras
		Ramanuja (c.1056-1137) was the founder of Visishtadvaita Vedanta (qualified non-dualism).
		Ramanuja maintains that Brahman is the supreme Person who is free of any imperfection, who is free of any evil, who has created the world, who governs and sustains the world, who is all-knowing, whose will is perfect, and who is the source of all truths.
		Ramanuja says that in pure knowledge there is no distinction between the knowing subject and the known object.
	www.angelfire.com /md2/timewarp/ramanuja.html (1433 words)

	Ramanuja - Karr.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Ramanuja Tamil: ராமானுஜர், Rāmānujar (traditionally 1017–1137) was a theologian, philosopher, and scriptural exegete.
		The traditional biographies of Ramanuja place his life in the period of 1017–1137, yielding a lifespan of 120 years.
		Whatever the precise dates of Ramanuja's lifetime, it seems clear that all three of the great Śrīvaiṣṇava ācāryas lived under the relatively stable and ecumenical climate of the Chola empire, before its decline in the late 12th and 13th centuries (Carman 1974, p.
	209.68.55.253 /encyclopedia/Ramanuja (658 words)

	Shri Vaishnavas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		For Ramanuja the world including ourselves is the body of God, so he is our support and master and the purpose of our lives is to praise him and do his work.
		Ramanuja renounced his wife over caste - his teacher was lower caste - and became an ascetic.
		Ramanuja's cousin and disciple Pillan was the first to use the name Shri Vaishnavas.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/hindu/devot/shri.html (983 words)

	People Ramanujacharya - Biographies Of Great Indians
		Ramanuja's wife gave away the remaining food to some others; she cleaned the house, bathed and cooked fresh food for the family.
		Ramanuja was taken to a place near a bakula tree, and after the preliminary rituals he was taught the philosophical intricacies of Vishishtadvaita.
		When Ramanuja asked her the reason for her strange conduct, she could not help confessing the truth before the great man. She had been instigated by her husband and his friends to poison the food that was to be offered to the sannyasi.
	www.bharatadesam.com /people/ramanujacharya.php (4319 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Ramanuja
		Ramanuja (died 1137) Brahmin (member of the HINDU priestly caste) from southern India, whose teachings inspired the bhakti devotional school.
		Its seminal figure was Ramanuja, the first Vedanta thinker to establish as the cornerstone of his system the identification of a personal God with the Brahman of the Upanishads.
		He was fifth in succession in the lineage of Ramanuja, but his determination to ignore caste distinctions led to a break with the...
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Ramanuja (687 words)

	Ramanuja [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		Ramanuja was however vexed at the local temple idol of Vishnu for not even allowing him a brief meeting with Yamuna, and would not formally join the community for nearly a year.
		While Ramanuja is reported by the writings of his disciples to have lectured in Tamil on the verses of the Tamil Vaishnava saints, he left no writings on their work, and no explicit mention of them in his writings.
		Ramanuja argues that if this is so, it follows that we could never know that all cognition involves error, for such putative knowledge would itself involve an erroneous cognition, and hence not qualify as genuine knowledge.
	www.iep.utm.edu /r/ramanuja.htm (7956 words)

	Spiritual Leaders - Gaudiya-Vaisnava Acaryas - Sri Ramanujacarya
		Ramanuja was born in India during the year 1017 A.D. when, according to astrological calculations, the sun was in the zodiacal sign of Cancer.
		According to Ramanuja, when the living entities are freed from the illusions produced by the material energy by the method of devotion and natural love of GodÄlike the dealings between an affectionate servant and his masterÄ then the soul enters the spiritual sky known as Vaikuntha.
		Ramanuja's introduction of the Godhead as the absolute entity with supersubjective characteristics and his having pioneered the dawning of devotion to Godhead opened the door for future theistic reformers who would in due course fully reveal the highest potential of the soul in a loving relationship with God and His eternal servants.
	www.goloka.com /docs/spiritual_leaders/ramanuja.html (3661 words)

	Ramanuja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Ramanuja was born Ilaya Perumal to a smartha brahmin family in the village of Perumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India in 1017 CE.
		Ramanuja picks out what he sees as seven fundamental flaws in the Advaita philosophy for special attack: he sees them as so fundamental to the Advaita position that if he is right in identifying them as involving doctrinal contradictions, then Sankara's entire system collapses.
		Ramanuja regards this as an absurdity: given that Advaita claims that Brahman is pure self-luminous consciousness, obscuration must mean either preventing the origination of this (impossible since Brahman is eternal) or the destruction of it - equally absurd.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DRamanujacharya%26type%3Den (1653 words)

	Ramanuja at Adikeshavaperumal Temple (Part Two)
		Ramanuja was distraught and thought he was suffering from some impurity of the mind, causing Goshtipurna to consider him unworthy of hearing the great mantra.
		Ramanuja lived up to the age of 120 and attained samadhi at Srirangam, leaving behind the priceless legacy of a system of philosophy called Visishtadvaita.
		Ramanuja expounded that difference is primary and identity secondary, thereby highlighting the supremacy of God.
	www.chennaionline.com /columns/Temples/ramanuja.asp (877 words)

	Sri Ramanuja at Adhikesavaperumal temple in Sriperumbudur (Part 1)
		Ramanuja incarnated in the year 1017 A D on the 12th day of the month of Chitrai under the star Tiruvadirai.
		It is said that Ramanuja was so impressed by its likeness to him that he hugged it, passing on all his powers to it.
		Secondly, when the vigraha was sanctified, Ramanuja became weak and shuffled off his mortal coil in a fortnight.
	www.chennaionline.com /columns/Temples/sriramanujam.asp (683 words)

	Sri Ramanuja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Ramanuja was deeply touched, and in the cremation ground itself, before the dead body of Yamunacharya, he made a solemn promise that, God willing, he would fulfil all the three wishes of Yamunacharya.
		Ramanuja succeeded in exorcizing the devil and the princess was restored to her former health.
		Ramanuja's Brahman is Sa-visesha Brahman, i.e., Brahman with attributes.
	www.divinelifesociety.org /html/misc/ramanuja.shtm (1817 words)

	The Hindu : Ramanuja, humility personified
		Ramanuja's is a philosophy in consonance with the socio-psychical and ethico-spiritual life of man. Service and humility marked his practice and teaching.
		Ramanuja firmly believed in the Upanishad doctrine of God permeating everything and residing in the heart of man as inner controller and director.
		The ethico-spiritual aspect of Sri Ramanuja's life is seen in his seeking the secret knowledge of the redeeming `Tirumantra.' He was imparted that knowledge by Goshti Purna on the condition that he should never reveal it to anyone else because it is difficult to find a worthy person.
	www.thehindu.in /thehindu/fr/2004/04/30/stories/2004043001390600.htm (744 words)

	Chemistry - Ramanuja
		Ramanuja was born Ilaya Perumal to a brahman family in the village of Perumbudur Tamil Nadu India in 1017 AD.
		Ramanuja was deeply moved and before the body of his would-be guru he pledged before God to do as he'd been requested.
		Ramanuja's philosophy is referred to as Vishishtadvaita because it combines Advaita (oneness of God) with Vishesha (attributes).
	www.chemistrydaily.com /chemistry/Ramanuja (577 words)

	SriPedia: Ramanuja
		On hearing this interpretation with the unbecoming and low simile, Ramanuja's soft heart, tender by nature and softened by devotion, melted and as he was massaging, tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes like flames of fire and fell on the thigh of Yadava.
		Ramanuja analysed the word kapyasam to mean `blossomed by the sun' and the verse to mean "The eyes of that Golden Purusa are as lovely as lotuses blossomed by the rays of the sun."
		Ramanuja was on his way to see Yamunacarya when he received the news of Yamunacarya's departure from the world.
	www.ibiblio.org /sripedia/cgi-bin/kbase/Ramanuja (549 words)

	The Hindu : Entertainment Chennai / Music : Life of Ramanuja
		Ramanuja was born to Asuri Kesavachariar and Kantimathi in Sriperumbudur, a small village not far from Chennai, in the year 1017 A.D. He received higher-level education from the Advaitin teacher, Yadhava Prakasa.
		When Ramanuja was taken to pay his last respects to the guru, he found that three of Yamuna's fingers in the right hand were folded into the palm.
		Ramanuja understood that this was a message to him and pronounced three vows.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/fr/2005/05/13/stories/2005051302150300.htm (264 words)

	Ramanuja
		Ramanuja was deeply touched, and in the cremation ground itself, before the dead body of Yamunacharya, he made a solemn promise that, God willing, he would fulfil all the three wishes of Yamunacharya.
		Ramanuja succeeded in exorcizing the devil and the princess was restored to her former health.
		Ramanuja's Brahman is Sa-visesha Brahman, i.e., Brahman with attributes.
	www.sivanandadlshq.org /saints/ramanuja.htm (1859 words)

	Ramanuja
		Ramanuja travelled throughout the length and breadth of India to disseminate the path of devotion.
		Ramanuja constructed a few more Vishnu temples in and about Mysore, set up a strong Vaishnavite community and put them in charge of his disciples to continue his work and spread the Visishtadvaita philosophy and Vishnu worship throughout the king's dominions.
		Ramanuja was the exponent of the Visishtadvaita philosophy or qualified non-dualism.
	www.dlshq.org /saints/ramanuja.htm (1859 words)

	ramanuja/sri vaishnavism
		Ramanuja's particular form of Vaisnavism is the oldest of these schools and is often termed Sri Vaisnavism in order to distinguish if from that of Madhva and the other Vaisnava schools.
		Ramanuja's mission was, therefore, to diminish Sankara's teaching and to establish, on stronger logical foundations, the philosophy of Sri Vaisnavism.
		When he ordered Ramanuja to subscribe to his faith or be prepared to face the consequences, Ramanuja called on two of his best disciples to go to the king and work out a compromise.
	www.sanskrit.org /www/Ramanuja/Ramanuja&vaishna.html (3197 words)

	Sri Ramanuja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Ramanuja (also known as Ilaya Perumal) was born to Kesava Perumal Somayaji Dikhsitar and Kanthimathi Ammal at Sriperum pudur.
		To this, Ramanuja, replied that if the act of his results in thousand souls reaching Vaikundam, he would be glad to be burned in hell (Burning in hell is the punishment for those who disobey their guru's commands).
		Ramanuja was very happy to see the two bright boys and ordered Govinda to perform pancha-samskaram and name them as Parasara Bhatta and Vyasa Bhatta, thus fulfilling the third and the final wish of Alavandar.
	www.srivaishnava.org /sva/ramanuj.htm (839 words)

	ramanuja
		Ramanuja's soft heart, tender by nature and softened by devotion, melted and as he was massaging, tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes like flames of fire and fell on the thigh of Yadava.
		Ramanuja ana lysed the word kapyasam to mean `blossomed by the sun' and the verse to mean "The eyes of that Golden Purusa are as lovely as lotuses blossomed by the rays of the sun."
		Ramanuja was on his way to see Yamu nacarya when he received the news of Yamunacarya's departure from the world.
	www.hssworld.org /homepage/html/boudhik/ekatmata_stotra/ramanuja.html (2679 words)

	Great Teachers: Ramanuja
		Ramanuja ana lysed the word kapyasam to mean `blossomed by the sun' and the verse to mean "The eyes of that Golden Purusa are as lovely as lotuses blossomed by the rays of the sun."
		Ramanuja was on his way to see Yamu nacharya when he received the news of Yamunacharya's departure from the world.
		Ramanuja felt himself most fortunate to see this, but, as he watched, the Lord manifested His form as Gauranga, the son of Jagannatha Misra.
	www.indiadivine.org /hinduism/articles/44/1/Great-Teachers:-Ramanuja (1354 words)

	The Mysticism of Ramanuja
		Ramanuja is largely viewed as a philosopher and thinker of supreme merit.
		This work is a culmination of ten years research and author has based this study on the works of eminent indologists like Karmarkar, Thibaut and Van Buitenen, as well as world renowned scholars in mysticism as Rudolph Otto, Evelyn Underhill and William Johnston.
		It also includes a comparative study of the teachings of Ramanuja with those Christianity, something which has rarely been attempted earlier.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /book/details/IHD31 (188 words)

	Sri Ramanuja Shrine
		Ramanuja was the architect of Tirupati and the father of the Sri Vaishnava community there.
		The right hand of the stone image of Ramanuja is held in the gesture of exposition (vyakhyana mudra), and the left hand in the form of boon bestowal (varada hasta), or of holding a book (pustaka hasta).
		The utsava murthi of Ramanuja is taken in a grand procession to meet Malayappa near the Padi Kavali.
	www.tirupati.org /maintemple_tour_ramanuja.htm (183 words)

	Sri Ramanuja Shrine
		Ramanuja was the architect of Tirupati and the father of the Sri Vaishnava community there.
		The right hand of the stone image of Ramanuja is held in the gesture of exposition (vyakhyana mudra), and the left hand in the form of boon bestowal (varada hasta), or of holding a book (pustaka hasta).
		The utsava murthi of Ramanuja is taken in a grand procession to meet Malayappa near the Padi Kavali.
	www.tirumala.org /maintemple_tour_ramanuja.htm (183 words)

	The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Religion : Ramanuja's holistic vision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Called Vishistadwaita, Ramanuja's system of thought is his vision which amalgamated the views and perspectives on the Vedanta.
		Ramanuja is not merely a teacher, philosopher and writer, but a highly evolved person on a par with the Azhwars; he emphasised the need for synthesis between theory and practice.
		Ramanuja held that knowledge devoid of religious fervour prompted by faith in the existence of a living, personal God is a tree without roots; religious faith without a philosophical basis is a branch without fruits.
	www.hindu.com /2004/04/29/stories/2004042900870900.htm (417 words)

	Ramanuja - sri vaishnava - divya desam - visisthadvaita
		Hearing this explanation, Ramanuja politely added, "Brahman is endowed with the qualities of intelligence, truth, and the infinite— this means that He is not covered by ignorance as are ordinary living entities, He is never untruthful, and His energies are unlimited, not limited.
		According to Ramanuja, when the living entities are freed from the illusions produced by the material energy by the method of devotion and natural love of God-like the dealings between an affectionate servant and his master—then the soul enters the spiritual sky known as Vaikuntha.
		Ramanuja continued to live at Sri Rangam for the remainder of his life and in due course all three vows were fulfilled by him.
	www.gosai.com /ramanuja/sri_vaishnava/index.html (3618 words)

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