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Mention the philosophical ideas put forth by Sri Ramanujacharya rejuvenating the Bhakti movement in India and the impact of his teachings on social equality. Contrast these teachings with those of other significant figures in the Bhakti tradition.
Sri Ramanujacharya is a key philosopher to give out more liberal and nuanced ideas for Bhakti (devotion) in Indian culture, his ideas also spurred the Bhakti Movement in India which broke all the traditional and orthodox methods of worshiping God. Ramanujanacharya emphasized on his central belief thRead more
Sri Ramanujacharya is a key philosopher to give out more liberal and nuanced ideas for Bhakti (devotion) in Indian culture, his ideas also spurred the Bhakti Movement in India which broke all the traditional and orthodox methods of worshiping God.
Ramanujanacharya emphasized on his central belief that is “Vishishtadvaita.” This doctrine focused on Bhraman(Universe). He argued how individual souls and material world are distinct yet inseparable in the universe, just like our soul and body that is distinct yet intertwined with eachother
Moreover, Ramanujanacharya stated that sincere devotion and connection with God is more important than the ritualistic practices to worship God. According to him irrespective of any caste or creed anyone can worship God. This focused more on personal devotion than birth based hierarchy, his this idea was a revolutionary idea of that time which also resulted a huge social impact and a revival of the Bhakti Movement.
The surrender of oneself to God was what Bhakti meant for Ramanujanacharya. This also helped in the decline of society’s class disparity. His highly influencing thoughts opened the doors of temples for all kinds of caste and helped in demolishing a rigid process of worshiping rituals
Contrast of Ramanujanacharya’s belief with other significant figures:
Figures like Poet-Saint Kabir emphasized more on direct personal contact with God irrespective of the religion- Hindu and Muslim. This contrasted with the idea of Ramanujanacharya who promoted the devotion of God irrespective of the caste, but it was restricted to the Hindu traditions.
Mira Bai is also another figure whose approach to Bhakti was often rebellious, and focused more on intense personal devotion unlike Ramanujanacharya’s constructed theological approach.
See lessIn conclusion, Ramanujanacharya’s contribution of his beliefs played a huge role in revival of Bhakti Movement. His teachings on social equality influenced the worshiping rituals and are followed even today when all the people irrespective of their caste are welcomed in the temples and can connect themselves to God in all the ways they wish.