The other Vedāntas
Śrī Bhāṣya
One reality, but with real distinctions inside it: God, souls and matter inseparably related, not identical.
c. 12th century · Rāmānuja
- When
- c. 12th century
- Behind it
- Rāmānuja
- Where it sits
- The other Vedāntas
- School
- Viśiṣṭādvaita — qualified non-duality
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