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The privilege is said to have been conferred on the Holeyas, in return for their helping Rāmānuja to recover the image of Krishna, which was carried off to Delhi by the Muhammadans.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar
Rāmānanda, who apparently lived between 1400 and 1470 and was somehow connected with the school of Rāmānuja, preached salvation through Rāma to all castes and classes of Northern India, with immense and enduring success.
From Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India by Barnett, Lionel D.
Whether Rāmānuja himself gave the preference to Rāma against Krishna as the form of Vishnu most worthy of worship is uncertain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
The superiors of the Rāmānuja sect are called Achārya, and rank highest among the priests of the Vishnuite orders.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
But Rāmānuja was much more than a scholar and a writer of books; he was also a man of action, a "practical mystic."
From Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India by Barnett, Lionel D.
In South India the cult of the religious reformer, Ramanuja, who flourished in the twelfth century, has extensive popularity.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by Jones, John P. (John Peter)
The first successful Vaishnava reaction against Sankara’s reconstructed creed was led by Ramanuja, a southern Brahman of the 12th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
The Ramanuja Brahmans are most punctilious in the preparation of their food and in regard to the privacy of their meals, before taking which they have to bathe and put on woollen or silk garments.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
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