Textual Authority in Classical Indian Thought
Theistic VedÄnta originated with RÄmÄnuja (1077-1157), who was one of the foremost theologians of ViÅ›istÄdvaita VedÄnta and also an initiate of the ÅšrÄ«vaisnava sectarian tradition in South India. As devotees of the God Visnu and his consort ÅšrÄ«, the ÅšrÄ«vaisnavas established themselves through various processes of legitimation as a powerful sectarian tradition. One of the processes by w...
Theistic VedÄnta originated with RÄmÄnuja (1077-1157), who was one of the foremost theologians of ViÅ›istÄdvaita VedÄnta and also an initiate of the ÅšrÄ«vaisnava sectarian tradition in South India. As devotees of the God Visnu and his consort ÅšrÄ«, the ÅšrÄ«vaisnavas established themselves through various processes of legitimation as a powerful sectarian tradition. One of the processes by w...
