QUIZ: let me get at least one answer even if the question is too fu

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Dear bhAgavatAs,

 

SrI krishnA's question might be simple but I'm afraid there is no one

'right' answer.

 

AchAryA srI rAmanujA's contributions to 'Hindu' philosophy, and srI

Vaishnavam in particular, are absolutely stupendous in that any one specific

contribution of his can be taken and argued as the most revolutionary and it

would be quite convincing! To that effect, it really makes our job easier.

 

Yet, for the sake of having to choose one, my limited knowledge tells me his

systematizing of the temple management / administration through the

appointment of simhAsanAdipatis is perhaps more revolutionary than the rest

of his contributions. There were many philosophers, AchAryAs, poets, saints,

vEdAntins, and religious scholars pre and post srI rAmAnujA but none came

close to srI bAshyakArar's vision in conceptualizing and institutionalizing

a system that has stood the test of time and flexibly adapted itself time

and again over several generations and continues to flourish.

 

Without srI yatirAjar's effort in this area, I doubt if we would've come

this far because, regardless of the depth of the (visistAdvatic) philosophy

or the appealing and all encompassing nature of the (srI vaishnavA)

religion, and the brilliants works of our AchAryAs, the temples serve and

remain the connecting bridge between us and our perumAl. Without our temples

we will hardly have any inclination to reach for bhagavAn and without srI

rAmAnujA's contribution we would hardly be seeing these temples today in

such glory and grandeur.

 

As srI ahObilam's homepage reiterates: srI rAmAnujArya divyAgnyA vardhatAm

abhivardhatAm.

 

Reverently,

Sriram

 

 

 

Krishna Kashyap [kkalale1]

 

QUIZ: What is the MOST REVOLUTIONARY CONTRIBUTION to the world of Hindu

Philosophy by Sri Ramanujacharya and why is it so? - please explain.

 

Regards,

 

Krishna