The world’s second tallest statue in sitting pose of Ramanuja was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India at Hyderabad recently. Which one of the following statements correctly represents the teachings of Ramanuja ?
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Answer: A. Ramanuja taught Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) and held that intense devotion (bhakti) to Vishnu is the best path to salvation. The Statue of Equality was unveiled in Hyderabad in February 2022.
Watch for: Ramanuja was a great philosopher, so students pick logic or meditation, but his emphasis was devotion.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because the eternal, authorless Vedas is a Mimamsa view, not Ramanuja's core teaching.
- C. Wrong because logical argument as the main path is a Nyaya idea.
- D. Wrong because meditation as the main path is linked to Yoga, not Ramanuja.
Source to check: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part II, Chapter 6 (Bhakti-Sufi Traditions); PIB release on Statue of Equality, February 2022
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