Talk:Ramanuja

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Vedartha Sangraham

• A seeker must acquire a true knowledge of the individual self and the Supreme;
• He must devote himself to meditation, worship and the adoration of the Supreme;
• This knowledge with discipline leads him to the realization of the Supreme.
  • He stated three fundamental notions of Upanishads for the welfare of the world, quoted in Ramanujacharya. Vedanta Sangraham. Hindu Online. Retrieved on 20 November 2013.

The original source Written by Ramanujacharya stated:

"At the outset Sri Ramanuja states that the Upanishads, which lay down the welfare of the whole world, move around three fundamental notions:

1. A seeker must acquire a true knowledge of the individual self and the Supreme;

2. He must devote himself to meditation, worship and the adoration of the Supreme;

3. This knowledge with discipline leads him to the realization of the Supreme.

To put it briefly, the first affirms the tattva or the nature of the Reality, the second declares the hita or the means, and the third states the purushartha or the ideal of human endeavour..."

The text here give a description of the Ramanuja's philosophy, but this doesn't seem to be a direct quote. -- Mdd (talk) 19:50, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

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The following quotes also don't seem to be real quotes, as far as I can see.

Brahmasutra

• The first aphorism: The term 'Brahman' signifies the supreme Person (Purusottama) who transcends all imperfections and abounds in infinite classes of auspicious qualities of unsurpassed excellence
• Second aphorism on definition of 'Brahman': That supreme Person who is the ruler of all; whose nature is antagonistic to all evil; whose purposes come true; who possesses infinite auspicious qualities such as knowledge, bliss and so on; who is omniscient, omnipotent, supremely merciful; from whom the creation, subsistence, and re-absorption of this world with its manifold wonderful arrangements, not to be comprehended by thought, and comprising within itself the aggregate of souls from Brahma down to blades of grass, all of which experience the fruits (of their previous deeds) in definite points of space and time proceed is Brahman
• Third aphorism on the source of knowledge of Brahman: The supreme shastra in the context is the concluding portion of the Vedas, the Upanisads. Sri Ramanuja describes Brahman as 'Sruti-Sirasi vidIpte', meaning that, that supreme Reality is specifically and pre-eminently revealed in the Upanisads. In the interpretation of these texts and in the defense of their philosophy, reason is to be fully utilized. Hence, Vedanta is no mere cult based on mere faith, but a philosophical inquiry employing methods of logical investigation. Reason is also of value in the examination of schools of thought opposed to the philosophy of the Upanisads. The primary scripture of Vedanta is to be supplemented and augmented by the secondary scriptures such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the Puranas such as the Visnupurana, the Agamas such as the Pancaratra, and Smrti texts such as that of Manu.
• Fourth aphorism on the supreme value of the knowledge of Brahman: The ignorance of Brahman is the very essence of human bondage and to know Brahman even mediately is a source of joy. Impelled by this joy, the seeker pursues further knowledge by way of direct apprehension through the comprehensive discipline of bhakti. In the end his effort is crowned through the grace of God with the joyous triumph of the full attainment.
  • Aphorisms stated in Ramanujacharya. Sri Bhashyam. Hindu Online. Retrieved on 20 November 2013.

Key Principles of Vishishtadvaita

• Tattva: The knowledge of the 3 real entities namely, jIvA (the sentient); Jagat (the insentient) and Ishvara (Vishnu-Narayana or Parabrahman)
• Hita: The means of realisation i.e. through Bhakti (devotion) and Prapatti (self-surrender)
• PurushArtha: The goal to be attained i.e. moksha or liberation from bondage.
  • The three principles of Vishishtadvaita of Ramanuja stated in Ramanujacharya. Sri Vishistadvaita Philosophy. Hindu Online. Retrieved on 20 November 2013.

In total all quotes have been removed from the article, which originated from the hinduonline.co website. Instead I added a quote from a 1913 source, because I didn't want to clear the whole article. -- Mdd (talk) 20:14, 20 May 2014 (UTC)