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Assess the contribution of the Acharyas in the development of the ideological basis of bhakti
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- Cultural Traditions in India, 750-1200
The emotional devotionalism of the Tamil Alvars and Nayanars supplied bhakti's affective core, but emotion alone could not withstand the sustained philosophical challenge posed by rival Vedantic schools, Buddhist logic, and orthodox ritualism. It was the Vaishnava philosopher-acharyas — Ramanuja above all, followed by Madhva, Nimbarka, and Vallabha — who converted the saints' lived experience…
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- Ramanuja and Vishishtadvaita: Bhakti as Qualified Non-Dualism
- Madhva and Dvaita: Devotion Grounded in Real Otherness
- Nimbarka and Vallabha: Further Variations on the Theme
- Institutional Consolidation of the Ideology
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