Bhakti and Sufi Movement: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Medieval History)
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UPSC 2022Medieval History · Bhakti and Sufi Movement
Q1. 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?
Explanation
Sri Ramanujacharya was born in 1017 AD in Tamil Nadu. He is the most respected Acharya in the philosophy of Sri Vaishnavism. Ramanuja was deeply influenced by the Alvars. Shri Ramanujacharya firmly believed that intense devotion to Vishnu was the best means to attain salvation. He is famous as the chief proponent of Vishishtadvaita subschool of Vednta. Vishishtadvaita is a non-dualistic school of Vedanta philosophy in which Brahman alone exists, but is characterized by multiplicity. He was also referred to as Ilaya Perumal, which means the radiant one. His works such as Vedartha-Sangraha, the Sribhasya and the Bhagavad Gita-bhashya aimed at providing a philosophical foundation for devotional worship.
Exam tip:
It is well known fact that Ramanuja was a Bhakti saint. So what would be most important for a Bhakti saint-Devotion (A), Vedas(B), Logic(C) or Meditation(D)? Devotion means in Hindi is nothing else but Bhakti, hence most aligned option is A.
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(a) The best means of salvation was devotion.
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