National seminar on spiritual contributions of Sri Vaishnava Acharyas in Tirupati from Aug 17
Tirupati, Aug 12 (TNT): A three-day national seminar on the spiritual contributions of Sri Vaishnava Acharyas will be held at Annamacharya Kalamandiram here from August 17 to 19 under the aegis of the TTD’s Alwar Divya Prabandha Project.
The seminar will focus on the lives and spiritual contributions of Sri Ramanuja, Acharya Pundarikaksha, Sri Govinda Bhattar (Embar) and Sri Dasarathi (Mudaliandan), besides their role in propagating Visishtadvaita philosophy and preserving temple traditions and practices, TTD said in a release here on Wednesday.
As many as 25 researchers and scholars from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will participate in the seminar and present research papers.
The discussions will focus on the contribution of the Acharyas to the growth and preservation of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.
The seminar will commence at 10 am on August 17 with the Mangala Sasanam of Tirumala Pedda Jeeyar Swamiji and Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji.
Sessions will be held from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5.45 pm on all three days.
Acharya Pundarikaksha, belonging to the lineage of Sri Nathamuni, played a significant role in systematising and promoting the recitation of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham in Vaishnava Divya Desams.
Sri Ramanuja and Sri Govinda Bhattar (Embar) studied together at the Gurukulam at Tirupputkuzhi.
Sri Ramanuja later spent a year listening to Sri Ramayana discourses from Tirumala Nambi at Alipiri and visited Tirumala three times.
He is traditionally credited with systematising several worship practices and temple traditions at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple.
Sri Govinda Bhattar (Embar), a nephew and close disciple of Sri Ramanuja, contributed to the propagation of Visishtadvaita philosophy and the teachings of Ramanuja, while Sri Dasarathi (Mudaliandan), another nephew of Ramanuja, rendered service in the administration of Srirangam Temple and preservation of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.
The seminar aims to highlight the spiritual contributions of the Sri Vaishnava Acharyas, their propagation of Visishtadvaita philosophy and Divya Prabandham recitation, and their role in preserving temple traditions and practices.
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