Question

Ramanujacharya preached the ……………… philosophy.
A.Vishishtadvaita
B.Jain
C.Dvaita
D.Nyaya

Answer 1

Hint:Vaishnava Movement The religion and social movement founded by Sri Chaitanya (1486-1533). The movement was also known as the Andolan Bhakti or the devotional movement. Its purpose was to combat the caste system and the religious and social superstitions of the Hindu culture of the time.

Complete answer:
Ramanuja or Ramanujacharya was an Indian theologian, scholar, social reformer, and one of the most influential exponents of the tradition of Sri Vaishnavism in Hinduism. His philosophic foundations for devotionalism had an influence on the Bhakti movement.

Vishishtadvaita, also known as trained non-dualism, is one of the major branches of Vedanta. This school developed from the 7th century to the Vaishnava revolution in the southern part of India. Ramanujacharya was the chief adherent of Vishishtadvaita's philosophy. It is a school of Vedanta philosophy that believes in all the diversity that underlies unity.

His ideas say that there is a plurality and a distinction between kantman (soul) and Brahman (metaphysical, absolute reality), though he also asserted that there is unity in all souls and that the human soul has the capacity to understand identification with the Brahman. The mummified body of Ramanuja is covered by sandalwood paste and saffron in the Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: The Statue of Equality in Hyderabad, built by Chinna Jeeyar, is dedicated to Ramanuja. Rather than distinguish society on the basis of caste, Ramanujacharya categorized it into scholastic, philosophic, social humanistic, philanthropic and administrative.