Question

Who preached Vishishtadvaita?
A] Tulsidas
B] Saivaite Nayanmars
C] Adi Shankara
D] Ramanuja

Answer 1

Hint: Vishishtadvaita is one of the dominant ancient concepts of Hindu philosophy situated under traditional Vedanta schools in ancient India.it was started by prominent followers of philosophy. It’s concepts mainly consisted of non-dualistic approach towards Vedanta philosophies. At the time, minorities and backward castes of India were being scrutinised over the mythical positions of each group and this school opposed the concept and accepted the fact that all diversity matters and unity is key. The main preacher of this concept is considered as the guru for vaishnava followers.

Complete answer:
In ancient India, ethical schools were following orthodox values of the reality without checking the consequences, just to achieve spiritual liberation. They believed in multiple gods and followed the unethical beliefs including gods are always on behalf of the wealthy in society. Visishtadvaita also known as the Shri Sampradhaaya of Vaishnavism, introduced the first serious attempt in systematic philosophy in order to treat bhakti or devotion as the means to liberation rather than a posh concept covered in false faith.
 The Visishtadvaitins are people of the Vaishnavas who are the devotees of Lord Vishnu in the Bhakti movement. According to Vaishnava philosophy, The Purusha Shukta within Rig Veda and the place called Shatapatha Brahmana where Lord Narayana believed to have performed the Pancharaatra sacrifice to become the Great Being, were the foundations of their beliefs. The Vaishnavas were extreme devotees of the Bhagavatha cult whose origins are unknown.
A true adherent of this method was Ramanuja. The Sampradaya of Ramanuja's cult or creed is known as Sri Sampradaya. Vaishnavas are his followers. The philosophy of Vaishnavism was systematised by Ramanuja. The religion of Ramanuja is called Sri Vaishnavism because 'Sri' or the Goddess Lakshmi is made to play an important role in the salvation of the soul.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: Ramanuja, believed in the concept of Prasthana Trayi ("The three courses"), namely the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras and they should be interpreted in a way that shows this unity in diversity, for any other way would violate their consistency. Vedanta Desika defines Vishishtadvaita using the statement, Asesha Chit-Achit Prakaaram Brahmaikameva Tatvam: Brahman, as qualified by the sentient and insentient modes (or attributes), is the only reality.