Ramanujacarya was born in India during the year 1017 A.D. His parents were Asuri Keshava and Kantimati, both from aristocratic families.
Ramanuja was a great acarya in the Sri Sampradaya.
Prior to Ramanuja, the Sri Sampradaya was already an established organisation under Yamunacharya, and bhakti songs and devotional ideas already a part of south Indian culture because of the twelve Alvars (great saints).
Ramanuja’s fame grew because he was considered the first thinker in centuries that disputed Sankacarya’s theories, and offered an alternate interpretation of Upanishadic scriptures.
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