FAQ About Ramanuja
What influence did Ramanuja have on later Hindu thought?
Ramanuja influenced later Hindu thought by laying the philosophical groundwork for emphasizing personal devotion and the religious community's role. His ideas provided a structure for understanding worldly diversity and divine unity, impacting not only subsequent Vedanta interpreters but also the broader Bhakti movements across India, which focused on the personal experience of the divine, predicated on his reconciliation of philosophical rigor with devotional theology.
