When1: 1060
Who: Ramanuja
What: philosopher
Where: Tamil, India
works\ Commentary on the Brahma Sutra [1060]
Detail: He lived 1017 to 1137 and started Visistadvaita Vedanta or Qualified Non-Dualism or Vishishta Advaita or Non-dualism of the Differentiated. He led south-India Shri Vaishnavism. Vaishnavas worship Vishnu as embodiment of Brahman.
People are separate from God and want to experience and love God. People can feel god-like in dependence on God. People should live actively in the world without trying to control anything or get something. People perform acts to please gods, which are Brahman manifestations.
God, matter, and souls all exist in unity. Matter comes from creative powers of God.
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