Āchāryās
Ādi Śaṅkarācārya
Philosopher and Saint who consolidated doctrine of Advaita Vedānta The sacred land of Bhārata has been blessed with the divine descent of great souls who have, from time to time, re-established the eternal principles of Dharma. Among these divine incarnations, Śrī
Bhāskarācārya
Bhāskara’s take on Advaita Bhāskara is the trail-blazer for the post-Śaṅkara schools of Vedānta which did not agree with Śaṅkara’s brand of advaita based on māyāvāda, the theory of the unreality of this world. He is a strict Vedāntin in the sense
Kūreśa
Śrī Kūreśa, also known as Koorathālvār, (alternatively written Kūrathāḻvār), is a luminous figure in the history of the Śrī Vaiṣṇava tradition. As a paramount disciple of Śrī Rāmānuja, his sacred journey is a testament to unwavering guru-bhakti (devotion to the
Mudaliyāṇḍān
Life of Mudaliyāṇḍān Early Life and Connection to Śrī Rāmānuja Śrī Dāśarathi was the son of Anantadīkṣitulu and the son-in-law of Keśava Yajva, making him the nephew (sister's son) of Śrī Rāmānuja in his pre-monastic life. From a young age,
Nimbārkācārya
According to him there are three equally real and co-eternal tattvas or principles: Brahman, cit and acit. While Brahman is the controller or niyantr̥, cit (the sentient being, the jīva or the soul) is the enjoyer, bhoktr̥, and acit (the
Rāmānujācāryā
The most important exponent of Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta (qualified non-dualism) In the grand dhārmika tapestry of Bhāratavarṣa, the life and work of Śrī Rāmānuja stand as a blazing beacon of bhakti, jñāna, and śaraṇāgati. His life is not merely a historical
Vallabhacārya
Vallabha’s philosophy is known as Śuddhādvaita. He is said to have written two commentaries on the Brahmasūtras, the Br̥hadbhāṣya and the Aṇubhāṣya, of which the former is not available now. The latter is up to the 33rd sūtra of the second pāda of the
Yādavaprakāśa
The First Guru of Śrī Rāmānuja Śrī Yādavaprakāśa was a figure of considerable intellectual stature, widely recognized as a celebrated scholar and exponent of the Advaita philosophy in the venerable city of Kāñcīpuram. It was to this esteemed preceptor that