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Q5 (IAS/2022) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Indian philosophical schools Official Key

The world's second tallest statue in sitting pose of Ramanuja was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India at Hyderabad recently. Which one of the following statements correctly represents the teachings of Ramanuja ?

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The correct answer is Option 1. Sri Ramanujacharya, the 11th-century Bhakti saint, was the chief proponent of the Vishishtadvaita (qualified monism) school of Vedanta. His teachings emphasized that Bhakti (devotion) to Lord Vishnu is the most effective and accessible path to Moksha (salvation).

Ramanuja integrated the emotional fervor of the Alvars with the philosophical rigor of the Upanishads. While he respected Vedic authority, his core philosophy focused on the grace of God (Prasada) achieved through absolute surrender (Prapatti).

  • Option 2 is more closely associated with the Mimamsa school, which emphasizes the ritualistic and eternal nature of the Vedas.
  • Option 3 refers to the Nyaya school, which prioritizes logic as the means to liberation.
  • Option 4 aligns with Yoga or Advaita Vedanta (Jnana Marga), whereas Ramanuja prioritized intense devotion over abstract meditation or pure intellectualism.
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Q. The world's second tallest statue in sitting pose of Ramanuja was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India at Hyderabad recently. Which…
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This is a classic 'News-to-Static' pivot. The Statue of Equality (Current Affairs) put Ramanuja in the spotlight, but the answer came directly from the standard 'Bhakti Movement' chapter in TN Class XI/NCERT. It is a high-fairness question for anyone who tracks news personalities back to their static roots.

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Did Ramanuja teach that the best means of salvation is devotion (bhakti)?
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History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India > 13.2 Spread of Bhakti Movement to the North India > p. 192
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“When the popularity of the bhakti movement in south India reached its peak, the doctrine of bhakti was expounded at the philosophical level by a series of Vaishnava scholars and saints. Ramanujar expounded the philosophy known as Vishistadvaita, or qualified monism. His teaching qualified Adi Sankara's emphasis on absolute monism or the oneness of the 'supreme' and the 'souls'. If the Bhakti movement flourished in the Tamil country from the seventh century, it was only from the fifteenth century that there was an extraordinary outburst of devotional poetry in north India. The society had degenerated into a caste-ridden community with practice of segregation, polytheism and idolatry.”
Why this source?
  • Identifies Ramanujar as a leading expounder of Vishistadvaita within the bhakti philosophical milieu.
  • Places Ramanuja in the group of Vaishnava scholars who gave bhakti a philosophical formulation, contrasting Advaita.
History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India > 13.4 Salient Features of Bhakti Movement > p. 193
Presence: 5/5
“• 1. The bhakti reformers preached the principles of monotheism (oneness of God) • 2. They believed in freedom from the cycle of life and death. They advocated that the salvation could be attained only by deep devotion and faith in God. • 3. They emphasized the self-surrender for obtaining the bliss and grace of God. • 4. Gurus could act as guides and preceptors. • 5. They advocated the principle of Universal brotherhood. • 6. They criticized idol worship. • 7. They stressed the singing of hymns with deep devotion. • 8. Arguing that all living beings, including humans, were god's children, they strongly denounced caste system which divided people according to their birth. • 9.”
Why this source?
  • States the core bhakti teaching that salvation could be attained only by deep devotion and faith in God.
  • Provides the doctrinal basis that a bhakti-oriented philosopher would endorse devotion as the path to salvation.
History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India > Ramananda (1400-1470) > p. 195
Presence: 4/5
“While Chaitanya of Bengal belonged to the philosophical school of Madhavacharya (a chief advocate of Dvaita school of vedhanta), Ramananda was of Ramanuja's philosophical thought. Ramananda was born at Ramananda Pravag (Allahabad) and received his higher education in Hindu religious philosophy at Banaras and joined the school of Ramanuja as a preacher. He visited the holy places of North India and preached Vaishnavism. Ramananda introduced radical changes in Vaishnavism by founding his own sect based on the doctrine of love and devotion to Rama and Sita. He preached equality before God. He rejected caste system, particularly the supremacy of Brahmins as the sole custodians of Hindu religion.”
Why this source?
  • Shows Ramananda followed Ramanuja's philosophical thought and founded a sect explicitly based on love and devotion.
  • Implies Ramanuja's school supported devotion-centred practice transmitted to later bhakti teachers.
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