The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1949 page)

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, where their devotion to R
ma is intense.
R
m
nuja
(11th/12th cent.).
Hindu philosopher, theologian, and source of the school known as
Vi
i
dvaita-ved
nta
. He was a
rivai
avite
, who sought to give the devotional attitude implicit in that allegiance a more reflective and philosophical foundation. He accepted three means of knowledge:
pratyk
a
(perception),
anum
na
(inference), and
abda
or
stra
(verbal testimony). He accepted the basic texts of
Vedanta
philosophy (the
Upani
ads

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