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In which city did Ramanuja teach his philosophy?

History · Society and Culture UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Passage
Ramanuja, a Brahman who taught in the great temple of Srirangam, is said to have lived from 1017 to 1137, but the first date is in all probability several decades too early. Like Sankara, he taught in many parts of India, and claimed to base his doctrines on earlier sources, writing lengthy commentaries on the Brahma Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. Ramanuja's system was founded on that of the Pancharatras, but his emphasis was rather different. He admitted the usefulness of ritual observance, but only in a qualified measure, and he also admitted Sankara's doctrine of salvation by knowledge, but declared that those so saved would find a state of bliss inferior to the highest.
In which city did Ramanuja teach his philosophy?
AKanchipuram
BTanjavur
CSrirangam ✓ Correct
DMadurai
Correct answer: (C) Srirangam — He taught at Srirangam, so the answer is Srirangam.
Explanation
He taught at Srirangam, so the answer is Srirangam.
Ramanuja taught his philosophy at Srirangam, in the great temple there.
Like Sankara, he also taught in many parts of India.
He propagated the concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, meaning all the universe is one family.
He founded the Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya.
So the city where Ramanuja taught was Srirangam.

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