STATUE OF PEACE OF SWAMY RAMANUJACHARYA

Home Minister, Amit Shah virtually unveiled the Statue of Peace of Swamy Ramanujacharya in Srinagar, located in the temple in the Sonwar region.

About Swamy Ramanujacharya

He is also known as Ramanuja and is considered to be a great thinker, philosopher, and social reformer.
He is a south Indian Brahmin born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
He travelled across India, spreading equality and social justice.
He Brought the treasure of Vedic literature to the doorsteps of the common person.
Advocated the philosophy of Visistadvaitha, qualified monism.
He dispelled the Mayavada concept, that the world is illusionary.
Became the preceptor of the Bhakti Movement and the source and inspiration for all other Bhakti Schools of thought.
He was an inspiration for poets like Kabir, Meerabai, Annamacharya, Ramdas, Thyagaraja, and many others.
He initiated the concept that Nature and her resources like water, air, soil, trees, etc., are sacred and should be protected from pollution.

Why It's Called Statue of Peace?

The installation of this peace statue will bring the blessings and message of Ramanujacharya to Kashmiris of all religions and will take Kashmir further on the path of peace, progress, and prosperity.
It would also enhance the development activity in Kashmir which will lead to improving the standard of life of people and will also help to address discrimination.

Saint Ramanuj's Connection with Kashmir

He visited Kashmir in the 11^th Century to get an important manuscript called Bodhayana Vritti (a treatise on the Brahma Sutras)

(The Bodhayana Vritti had the reputation of being the most authoritative explanation of the Brahma Sutras.)

His disciple Kuresha help him by memorizing the whole text, as local scholars did not permit Ramanujacharya to carry the manuscript out of Kashmir.
After returning to Srirangam, Ramanujacharya dictated the Sri Bhashyam, the commentary on Brahma Sutra (Acharya’s most notable work) to Kuresha, and Kuresha wrote it down.
Ramanujacharya again returned to Kashmir after 2 years to dedicate Sri Bhasyam to the region.

Source: PIB

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