Ramanujacharya: As the prime philosopher

As the prime philosopher of the Viśiṣṭādvaita tradition, Rāmānuja is one of the Indian philosophical tradition’s most important and influential figures. Ramanujacharya (c. 1017–1137 CE), born in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, is one of the most celebrated theologians and philosophers of Hinduism. Ramanuja (born c. 1017, Shriperumbudur, India—died 1137, Shrirangam) was a South Indian Brahman theologian and philosopher, the single most influential thinker of devotional Hinduism. Ramanuja, also called Ramanujacharya, or Ilaiya Perumal (Tamil: Ageless Perumal [God]), (born c. 1017, Shriperumbudur, India—died 1137, Shrirangam), South Indian Brahman theologian and philosopher , the single most influential thinker of devotional Hinduism.