Historical Period11c CE
1017ā1137 CE
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RÄmÄnuja at ÅrÄ« PerumbudÅ«r
BhagavÄn RÄmÄnuja ā 12th c. founder of ÅrÄ«vaiį¹£į¹avism
BhagavÄn RÄmÄnuja ā 12th c. founder of ÅrÄ«vaiį¹£į¹avism
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ÅrÄ« RÄmÄnuja (1017ā1137 CE) ā founder of ViÅiį¹£į¹Ädvaita VedÄnta and the institutional ÅrÄ«vaiį¹£į¹ava sampradÄya ā was born at ÅrÄ« PerumbudÅ«r. He lived 120 years. His teachings spread through temple reforms across South India, including at Srirangam, Melkote, and Tirumala. A 216-ft "Statue of Equality" (2022) was inaugurated at Muchintal, Telangana, to mark his 1,000th birth-anniversary ā the world's 2nd-tallest sitting statue. At Sri Perumbudur, the birthplace-temple draws pilgrims during Thai Punarvasu (his birth-nakshatra, JanāFeb).
Om RÄmÄnujÄya Namaįø„
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