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Vedanta
Vedanta , one of the six classical systems of Indian philosophy. The term "Vedanta" has the literal meaning "the end of the Veda" and refers both to the teaching of the Upanishads , which constitute the last section of the Veda , and to the knowledge of its ultimate meaning. By extension i... Read more

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Ramanuja
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Ramanuja Nearly a millennium has past since Ramanuja (ca. 1017-1137) wandered the roads of southern India...one of the six classical systems of Indian philosophy. Ramanuja belonged to the Acaryas, believers who worked to systemize...
Creation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...or being, consciousness, and bliss. Sometimes, as in Ramanuja, the twelfth-century Indian philosopher, the one supreme...of the universe, which is the Lord's appearance or (in Ramanuja) his "body." For Hindus in these traditions, all the gods...
Vedanta
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of the Self. The qualified nondualism or vishishtadvaita of Ramanuja (1017-1137) argued against Shankara, holding that Brahman...have intrinsic reality, although they are dependent on God. Ramanuja, a worshiper of Vishnu , advocated devotion or bhakti as a...
Theism
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...populous form of polytheism in the world is a certain form of Hinduism. However, at least one form of Hinduism (articulated by Ramanuja in the eleventh century) is monotheistic. If the traditional Hindu gods are viewed as ultimate and independent entities...
Rajput
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...are still cause for celebration of grandeurs past. There are modern Rajputs who are followers of the Swaminarayan sect, of Ramanuja, or of Vallabhacharya. These groups are all vegetarians, but other Hindu Rajputs, the majority, are Shaivites. Not only...

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Ramanuja
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Ramanuja (died 1137) Brahmin (member of the HINDU priestly caste) from southern India, whose teachings inspired the bhakti devotional...
Hinduism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology ...Sankhya dualism (which names no god), Sankara non-dualism (which embodies a qualified belief in god), and the theism of Ramanuja (which posits no belief in god). There are numerous well-established sectarian movements, such as the Jains and bhakti...

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Krsna and Christ: Body-Divine Relation in the Thought of Sankara, Ramanuja, and Classical Christian Orthodoxy.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...RELATION IN THE THOUGHT OF SANKARA, RAMANUJA, AND CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ORTHODOXY...eighth century) and the (mono)theist Ramanuja (tenth), as a basis for comparison...organized, examining Sankara's and Ramanuja's epistemologies (chap. 1); their...
Parasarabhattas Tattvaratnakarah.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...OBERHAMMER. Materialen zur Geschichte der Ramanuja-Schule, pt. 1. Vienna: VERLAG DER...OBERHAMMER, Materialen zur Geschichte der Ramanuja-Schule, pt. 2. Vienna: VERLAG DER...OBERHAMMER. Materialen zur Gaschichte der Ramanuja-Schule, pt. 3. Vienna: VERLAG DER...
Sacred stories in the scent of jasmine
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 4/20/2007; 700+ words ; ...precepts he revived then. I mean Sri Ramanuja, the Srivaishnava revolutionary who...coming home from his teacher's house, Ramanuja encountered an old man called Kanchipurna...lustre) of the older man's face, Ramanuja affectionately insisted that he come...
The Srivaisnava Theological Dispute: Manavalamamuni and Vedanta Desika.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...days when the Visistadvaita Vedanta of Ramanuja (11th century) could be studied simply...Sarikara (8th century); or when post-Ramanuja texts, if studied at all, could be...agamas which helped distinguish pre-Ramanuja Visistadvaita and, even more importantly...
Inquiring into Indian Theories of Verbal Cognition.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; We are fortunate to have N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya's second volume in a projected...table of contents in English (i). As Ramanuja Tatacharya notes at the beginning of...used in the summary table of contents. Ramanuja Tatacharya begins his introduction with...
Living Liberation in Hindu Thought.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Is Jivanmukti State Possible?: Ramanuja's Perspective," by Kim Skoog; and...abstract theological concept for Samkara or Ramanuja or for their followers. It defined a...economic power, and of the general public. Ramanuja and his successors to leadership of the...
Majesty and Meekness: A Comparative Study of Contrasts and Harmony in the Concept of God.
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...language Vedanta theological tradition of Ramanuja (1017-1137), whose writings set...consort Sri. Nammalvar's poetry and Ramanuja's theology serve as the foundation...forms. To prove his stated thesis - that Ramanuja's theological insight on polarities...
Synthesizing the Vedanta: the Theology of Pierre Johanns, S.J.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...essays on the great theologians Sankara, Ramanuja, and Vallabha, with reference to their...liberative identification with God, Ramanuja's recognition of the full personhood...positions; he insufficiently appreciates Ramanuja as a (mono)theistic Vedanta theologian...
A response to Shyam Ranganathan's review of The Virtue of Non-Violence: From Gautama to Gandhi.(COMMENT AND DISCUSSION)
Magazine article from: Philosophy East and West; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...a comment. I stood and declared that Ramanuja would be a much more promising partner...Gandhi. He grants that I briefly compare Ramanuja and Gandhi favorably, but he fails to...2) Ranganathan admits that only Ramanuja's lower self is impermanent while the...
Hindu views of religious others: implications for Christian theology.
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...of the eleventh-century theologian Ramanuja and his successors. (While other views...century theologian Sankara--Kumarila and Ramanuja are, in my judgment, better examples...exclusivism (Kumarila); (2) inclusivism (Ramanuja); (3) pragmatic interreligious collaboration...