Ramanuja

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1. When was Ramanuja born?Circa 1017 CE
2. Where was Ramanuja born?Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India
3. What is the philosophical system?Vishishtadvaita (Qualified Non-dualism)
4. What is the key text?Shribhashya (Commentary on the Brahma Sutras)
5. Who was Ramanuja?Ramanuja was a smart thinker from India who lived in the 11th century. He taught people how to love God with all their hearts.
6. What is Vishishtadvaita?Vishishtadvaita is Ramanuja's idea that God is the main reality, and the world and souls are part of God, like a body and a soul.

Vishishtadvaita: A non-dualistic philosophy positing Brahman as the ultimate reality, qualified by the real existence of individual souls and the material world.
Bhakti: A spiritual discipline centered on intense love, devotion, and surrender to a personal God.
Moksha: Liberation from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; spiritual emancipation.
Brahman: The ultimate, unchanging reality or Absolute in Hindu philosophy.