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Ramanuja

1017 - 1137

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Ramanuja ([ɽaːmaːnʊdʑɐ]; Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; c. 1077 – 1157), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and social reformer. He is one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition in Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotional practice were influential in the Bhakti movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramanuja is the 365th most popular philosopher (down from 324th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from India (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Indian Philosopher.

Ramanuja was a Hindu philosopher and theologian who is most famous for his philosophy of qualified non-dualism.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ramanuja ranks 365 out of 1,267. Before him are Nasir Khusraw, John Philoponus, George Santayana, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Julius Caesar Scaliger, and Stilpo. After him are Maurice Halbwachs, Francisco de Vitoria, Étienne Cabet, Wilhelm Windelband, Alexandre Koyré, and Pierre d'Ailly.

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Among people born in 1017, Ramanuja ranks 1. After him are Bermudo III of León, Zhou Dunyi, Beatrice of Lorraine, and Basil Boioannes. Among people deceased in 1137, Ramanuja ranks 3. Before him are Louis VI of France, and Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Eric II of Denmark, Antipope Gregory VIII, Adela of Normandy, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Malmfred of Kiev, and Ingeborg of Kiev.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ramanuja ranks 135 out of 1,861. Before him are Zeb-un-Nissa (1638), Ghiyas ud din Balban (1200), Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Kim Philby (1912), Radha (null), and Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936). After him are Rajendra Chola I (1000), Cliff Richard (1940), Mahinda (-285), Vātsyāyana (300), Nathuram Godse (1910), and Sambhaji (1657).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Ramanuja ranks 17. Before him are Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Aśvaghoṣa (80), Sri Aurobindo (1872), Ramana Maharshi (1879), Vyasa (-390), and Abul A'la Maududi (1903). After him are Chandrakirti (600), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Jyotirao Phule (1827), Shantideva (685), Homi K. Bhabha (1949), and Madhvacharya (1199).

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