Bharathiya Guru Parampara : (10/04/2013. )

  1. Introduction : Chaos pervaded all through India in the matter of religion and philosophy. Sect after sect, such as Charvakas, Lokayathikas, Kapalikas, Shaktas, Sankhyas, Buddhas and Madhyamikas sprang up. The number of religions rose as high as seventy-two. There was fight amongst sects. There was no peace anywhere. Chaos and confusion reigned supreme. There was superstition and bigotry. Darkness prevailed over the once happy land of Rishis, sages and Yogins. The once glorious land of the Aryans was in a miserable state. Such was the state of the country at the time which just preceded the Avatara (incarnation) of Sankaracharya. The existence of Vedic Dharma in India today is due to Sankara. The forces opposed to Vedic religion were more numerous and powerful at the time of Sankara than they are today. Still, single-handed, within a very short time, Sankara overpowered them all and restored the Vedic Dharrna and Advaita Vedanta to its pristine purity in the land. The weapon he use

  =================================================================== Wednesday, January 27, 2021. 12:38. PM. Ramanujacharya : Ancient Acharya ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Personal : Born  c. 1017 CE, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India Died c. 1137 CE (aged 120), Sri Rangam, Tamil Nadu, India Religion Hinduism Philosophy Vishishtadvaita Religious career Literary works Traditionally 9 Sanskrit texts, including Vedartha Sangraham, Sri Bhashyam, Gita Bhashyam Honors Emberumanar, Udaiyavar, Yatiraja (king of sannyasis) Propagator Vishishtadvaita Vedanta ----------------------------------------------------- 2.Introduction : Ramanuja or Ramanujacharya (c. 1017–1137 CE; IAST: Ramanuja;  was an Indian theologian, philosopher, social reformer, and one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were i