RAMANUJA

Qualified nature of Ramanuja?

Holds a position in between madva - dualist, and shankara - non dualist

Vishnu is:

Lord of Dharma, Redeemer, Mukti data (giver of liberation)

BRAHMAN NIRGUNA

Not God as without qualities, but instead God as without negative qualities: God consists of solely good qualities

Body analogy

God is omnipotent and the inner controller ANTARYAMIN - he is like a "body", composed of cit and acit.

What does this mean?

God is the inner controller of souls and bodies. He constitutes the inner and outer self. These are all a part of God and thus are totally real - CONTRAST TO SHANKARA

Ramanuja's believes

He was a vaishnav - believed in Vishnu

Cit and acit?

acit is like the body - it is made up of material things cit is within - jivas

BHEDABHEDAVADA

Unity in difference Brahman and atman are not the same, and yet we can be united in moksha

Sri vaishnav sect

Created by followers of Ramanuja on Ramanuja's death

God wants to:

Save souls, redeem us. Our souls are redeemed by gods grace and love (Bhakti). Sri is the expression of this grace

God is a supporter to jivas?

ie we are the little prince and God is the king - link to Christianity

"Reality"

in both levels

Vishishtadvaita

qualified non-dualism