Mahapurna
Mahapurna was one of the teachers of the medieval Vaishnavite philosopher Ramanuja. He was responsible for initiating Ramanuja into Sri Vaishnavism.
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Mahapurna was born in a Chozhiyar family and lived in the eleventh or twelfth century AD. He was a disciple of Yamunacharya whom he helped with the management of the Ranganathasamy temple at Srirangam.[1]
He was instrumental in bringing Ramanuja into the Sri Vaishnavite fold and initiated the latter after performing the Pancha Samskara ceremony at Madurantakam, a place located 40 km from present day Chennai.[2]
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Categories:
- 12th-century Indian philosophers
- Indian Hindu spiritual teachers
- Sri Vaishnava religious leaders
- Vedanta
- Vaishnava saints
- Medieval Hindu religious leaders
- 11th-century Indian philosophers
- Indian Vaishnavites
- People from Kanchipuram district
- Living people