write in brief about the ideas of Shankar and Ramanuja
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Shankara, born in Kerala in the eighth century, was a very influential thinker of India. He was an advocate of Advaita or the doctrine of the oneness of the human soul and the Supreme Soul which is formless and is the Ultimate Reality.
Ramanuja was born in Tamil Nadu in the eleventh century, and he was highly influenced by the philosophy of the Alvars. He thought that the path to salvation was through intense devotion to Lord Vishnu because the grace of the Lord helps devotees attain permanent bliss (freedom and happiness).
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write in brief about the ideas of Shankar and Ramanuja .
- shankar: he was one of the most influential philosophers of India. he was an advocate of advita or the doctrine of the oneness of the individual soul and the supreme God,the ultimate reality. he taught that brahman,the only of ultimate reality,was formless and without any attributes. he considered the world around us to be an illusion or maya,and preached renunciation of the path of knowledge to understand the true nature of brahman and attain salvation.
- ramanujan: he was deeply influenced by the Alvars. he preached that the best means of attaining salvation was through intense devotion to vishnu. vishnu in his grace helps the devotee to attain the bliss of union with him. he propounded the doctrine of vishishtadvitha of qualified oneness in that the soul even when United with the supreme God remaining distinct.
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