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Ramanuja ([ɽaːmaːnʊdʑɐ]; Middle Tamil: ... Prior to Ramanuja, the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya was already an established organization under Yamunāchārya, ...
The Ramanandi Sampradaya originates from Rama, who initiated Sita with his six-letter mantra. Sita later initiated her beloved disciple Hanuman with the same mantra. According to Shanti Lala Nagar, quoting Valmiki Samhita says "The Supreme Being, Rama, always ready to protect his eternal servants and to assist those with meek hearts.
Ramanuja has supported this opinion with various citations directly from the vedas, and various incidents highlighting sharangathi as means to attain personal stay in the realm of Vaikuntha. Observing total surrender at the Lord's feet guarantees moksha at the end of this birth, and in the time between sharanagathi and death, the surrendered ...
The Vadakalai are followers of Ramanuja and Vedanta Desika, [127] [128] [129] who founded the Vadakalai sampradaya [130] based on the Sanskritic tradition. [131] They lay more emphasis on the role of Lakshmi i.e. Sri, and uphold Sanskrit Vedas as the ultimate "Pramanam" or authority, although Ubhaya Vedanta [ note 8 ] is used to infer from and ...
Ramananda is the founder of the eponymous Ramanandi Sampraday (Shri Ramavat or Shri Sampraday or Vairagi Sampradaya). This is the largest ascetic community in India, and their members are known as Ramanandis, Vairagis or Bairagis. [25] [26] They are known for their self-imposed highly disciplined, austere, structured and simple lifestyle. [4]
Swami Ramanand (born Rama Sharma) was born into a Brahmin family in Ayodhya in Vikram Samvat 1795 (1738 AD). His parents were Ajay Sharma (father) and Sumati (mother). He was considered to be the incarnation of Uddhava, a close friend of Krishna.
Sri Vaishnavism (Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya or Sri Sampradaya) is associated with the worship of the divine couple Lakshmi-Narayana. Adherents of this tradition subscribe to the philosophy of Vishishtadvaita. The principal acharyas of this tradition are Ramanuja and Vedanta Desika. [32]
Sampradaya is a body of practice, views and attitudes, which are transmitted, redefined and reviewed by each successive generation of followers. Participation in sampradaya forces continuity with the past, or tradition, but at the same time provides a platform for change from within the community of practitioners of this particular traditional ...