The Sri Bhasya is the most famous work of Sri

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, (1017–1137). It is his commentary on Sri Badarayana's Vedanta/Brahma Sutra. It was completed when he was around a hundred years old. In his commentary, Ramanuja presents the fundamental philosophical principles of

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based on his interpretation of the Upanisads,

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and other smrti texts, the previous acaryas, and of course the Vedanta-sutra itself. This is done by way of refuting Sankara's

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and in particular his theory of maya. In his Sri-bhasya he describes the three categories of reality (tattvas): God, soul and matter, which have been used by the later Vaisnava theologians including

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. The principles of

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as a means to liberation (moksha) were also developed. Rāmānuja wrote the Vedānta-Dīpa and Vedānta-Sāra to aid in the overall understanding of the Sri Bhasya.

refers to a commentary on Brahma Sutra by Bodhāyana in the opening verse of his commentary, stating that his views are in accordance with previous masters like Bodhāyana.

References

*Hajime Nakamura and Trevor Leggett, ''A History of Early Vedānta Philosophy'', Vol 2, New Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass (1983) *Advaita Ashrama (2003). Brahma-Sutras According to Sri Ramanuja. {{ISBN, 81-7505-006-3

External links

Overview of Sribhashya by S.S. Raghavachar

Translation of Sribhashya by George Thibaut
* '' Sruta Pradipika, ''Sanskrit commentary on Sribhashya by Sudarsana Suri with detailed English introduction Hindu texts 11th-century books Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Vedanta