Q1.Indian HistoryAsked in: CTET · CTET Feb 2016 Paper 2 Social Studies (L Medium
Who among the following propounded the doctrine of 'Vishishtadvaita'?
- A.Allama Prabhu
- B.Shankara
- C.Ramanuja
- D.Basavanna
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Ramanuja
Ramanuja, born at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in the eleventh century, taught Vishishtadvaita, or qualified non-dualism. He held that the soul, even when it becomes one with the supreme God Vishnu, keeps its own separate existence, and that the surest way to salvation is intense devotion, bhakti, to Vishnu.
Read the full explanation →