Sri Vaishnava

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The Sri Vaishnava tradition (Śrī Vaiṣṇavam, Śrī Vaiṣṇava Sampradaya, sometimes Tamil Vishnuism) is one of the four great undercurrents of Vishnuism . The Sri Vaishnava tradition refers to the Vedas , Agamas and Puranas as a basis on the poems of the Alvars and was significantly shaped by the theologian and philosopher Ramanuja .

history

The twelve great Vishnu worshipers of ancient times, the Alvars , are considered by Sri Vaishnavas to be the first Sri Vaishnavas. Representing all Alvars one finds Nammalvar until today in the order of the Sri Vaishnava teachers. The first real evidence of the tradition can be found in the form of an inscription on the Tirupati Temple, which was dated to the year 966 CE.

According to tradition, the Alvar Madurakavi Alvar is the link between the Alvars of prehistoric times and the early or high medieval teachers, as one of his students was a contemporary of the early teachers. According to tradition, he showed the sage and teacher Nathamuni the way to regain the lost poems of the Alvars. The sequence of early teachers up to Ramanuja is:

  • Nathamuni (mid 9th century)
  • Uyyakkondar (also Pundarikaksha)
  • Manakkal Nambi (also Rama Misra)
  • Alavandhar (also Yamunacharya, probably 980-1060)
  • Peria Nambi (also Parankusa Dasa, probably 997–1102)
  • Ramanuja (also Emperumanar, probably 1050–1137)

Another 8 teachers who came to Ramanuja are also counted among the early teachers, the last being Manavala Mamunigal (1370–1450). This is followed by the later teachers, whose lines extend to the present day. Relatively well-known teachers of the tradition active today are (with the title Acharya) Chinna Jeeyar Swami, Yadugiri Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar as well as teachers without the title Acharya and DA Joseph.

Today's meaning

The Sri Vaishnava tradition, in cooperation with the Indian government, is responsible for the temple operation in (almost) all 106 Divya Desams (divya = holy, deśa = place, places that were praised by the Alvars in their poems). These include very important temples such as the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam , which has been temporarily recognized as a Unesco World Heritage Site, and the Tirumala Tirupati Temple , the most popular Hindu temple in the world. Due to the Indian diaspora, there are now Sri Vaishnava temples in Australia, the USA, Canada, England and other countries. In Germany there are active Sri Vaishnavas in the Munich, Saarbrücken and Hamburg area. Thanks to the initiatives of Chinna Jeeyar Swami, there are now training programs for children and young people around the world that teach the basics of tradition.

Web links

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