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Yamunacharya
Yamunacharya (IAST: Yāmunāchārya), also known as Alavandar and Yamunaithuraivan, was a Vishishtadvaita philosopher based in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, India. He is best known as a preceptor of Ramanuja, one of the principal leaders of the Sri Vaishnava tradition. He was born in the early 10th century CE and was the grandson of Nathamuni, a famed yogi who collected the works of the TamilAlvars.