The worlds 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 worlds 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 statement "The best means of salvation was devotion" correctly represents the teachings of Ramanuja.

Ramanuja was a great Hindu philosopher and theologian who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries AD. He was a follower of the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta, which emphasizes the idea of qualified non-dualism, i.e., the ultimate reality (Brahman) is non-dual, but also has qualities (Vishishtas) that are inseparable from it.

Ramanuja believed that the best means of attaining salvation was through devotion to God, which he called Bhakti. According to him, devotion was not just an emotional state, but a disciplined and structured practice that involved surrendering oneself to God and performing service to Him. Ramanuja also believed in the authority of the Vedas, which he considered to be the eternal and self-existent source of knowledge. However, he also emphasized the need for logical arguments and reasoning, and believed that the use of intellect was essential for attaining the highest bliss.

 

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sources;

  1. NCERT textbooks: "An Introduction to Indian Art" (Class XI) and "Themes in Indian History" (Class XII)
  2. Reference books: "A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar" by K. A. Nilakanta Sastri, "
  3. The Cultural Heritage of India" by Kapila Vatsyayan
  4. Websites: The official website of Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust (http://www.ramanujamission.org/),
  5. The Hindu article on the inauguration of the statue 

 

You can also study related concepts such as the Bhakti movement, the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta, and the historical and cultural context of the period in which Ramanuja lived.