Sri Vaishnavism Through the Ages

"Originally Sri Vaishnavism Through the Ages appeared as an article in the Prabuddha Bharata (Jan 1966) a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order. The same is now being brought out as a booklet after some revision. We earnestly hope that this will serve as an introduction to the study of Visistadvaita and the sect/tradition of Sri Vaishnavism which are important aspects of the Vedantic religion...." Contents: Introduction The Alvars The Acharyas Sri Ramanuja Split in Sri Vaishnava Ranks Apostolic Successors of Sri Ramanuja Sri Vedanta Desika Pillai Lokacharya Manavala Mamuni Sri Vaishnavism in Practice Sri Vaishnava Mathas The philosophy of visitadvaita Epistemology Ontology Means of liberation State of liberation Conclusion