Sri Vaishnavism

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Sri Vaishnavism is a major South Indian tradition of Hinduism that emphasizes devotion to Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi, integrating Vedic ritualism with the Tamil Alvar saints’ devotional poetry and the philosophical teachings of Ramanuja.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu tradition
Vaishnava sampradaya
associatedPhilosophy Visistadvaita
linked to: Vishishtadvaita
centralConcept grace of Vishnu
mediating role of Lakshmi
prapatti
saranagati
devotionalLanguage Sanskrit
Tamil
emphasis bhakti to Vishnu
grace of Lakshmi
foundedOnTeachingsOf Ramanuja
linked to: Ramanujacharya
hasSubtradition Tenkalai
Vadakalai
historicalPeriodOfConsolidation 11th–12th century CE
importantText Divya Prabandham
Gita Bhashya
Sri Bhashya
Vedartha Sangraha
influentialTempleCenter Kanchipuram
Srirangam
Tirupati
integrates Tamil Alvar poetry
Vedic ritualism
Visistadvaita Vedanta
linked to: Vishishtadvaita
keyAcharya Manavala Mamunigal
Nathamuni
Pillai Lokacharya
Ramanuja
linked to: Ramanujacharya

Vedanta Desika
Yamunacharya
majorRegion South India
primaryDeity Lakshmi
linked to: Sri (Lakshmi)

Vishnu
regionOfOrigin Tamil region of South India
religion Hinduism
reveres Acharyas
Alvar saints
scripturalBasis Bhagavad Gita
Brahma Sutras
Divya Prabandham
Upanishads
Vedas
teaches qualified non-dualism
ultimateGoal service to Vishnu in Vaikuntha
viewOnBrahman Brahman is Vishnu with auspicious attributes
viewOnJiva jiva is a mode of Brahman
viewOnWorld world is real and a body of Brahman
worshipStyle image worship of Vishnu and Lakshmi
temple-centered ritual worship

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Vaishnavism hasSubtradition Sri Vaishnavism
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane sect Sri Vaishnavism
Vaikunta Ekadasi associatedWith Sri Vaishnavism
Koorathazhwan religion Sri Vaishnavism
Koorathazhwan spiritualLineage Sri Vaishnava guru-parampara
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Embar religion Sri Vaishnavism
Embar movement Sri Vaishnava tradition
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Embar tradition Ramanuja sampradaya
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Embar associatedWith Sri Vaishnava community
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Embar religiousAffiliation Sri Vaishnava sampradaya
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Mudaliyandan tradition Sri Vaishnava sampradaya
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Mudaliyandan veneratedIn Sri Vaishnava tradition
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Kanchipuram religiousTradition Sri Vaishnavism
Bhagavata Purana influenced Sri Vaishnavism
Nitya Grantha religiousTradition Sri Vaishnavism
Nitya Grantha associatedWith Sri Vaishnava tradition
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Vedartha Sangraha philosophicalSchool Sri Vaishnavism
Vedartha Sangraha tradition Sri Vaishnava tradition
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Narayana worshipTradition Sri Vaishnavism
Gita Bhashya associatedWith Sri Vaishnavism
Devasena associatedWith South Indian Hinduism
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Pancharatra texts influenced Sri Vaishnavism
Divya Prabandham religiousTradition Sri Vaishnavism
Divya Prabandham veneratedBy Sri Vaishnavas
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Tamil calendar culturallySignificantIn Tamil Vaishnavism
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Andal veneratedIn Sri Vaishnavism
Andal centralFigureIn Sri Vaishnavism
Nammalvar religion Sri Vaishnavism
Nammalvar associatedPhilosophy Sri Vaishnavism
Koodal Azhagar Temple sacredTo Sri Vaishnavas
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Sarangapani Temple belongsToTradition Sri Vaishnavism
Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna belongsToSect Sri Vaishnava
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism
Vedavalli Thayar culturalContext Sri Vaishnavism
Parthasarathy (utsava murti) tradition Sri Vaishnavism
Rama shrine tradition Sri Vaishnavism
Thiruvarangam religiousTradition Sri Vaishnavism