VAISHNAVISM:

✅Vaishnavism became a powerful movement in South India especially in Tamillakam under the Alvars (Tamil Vaishnava Saints). They composed devotional literature in Tamil on Vaishnavism called Prabandas. From there Vaishnavism transcended the boundaries of India into South East Asia. 

✅It was popularized in Suvarnadweep by Kaundinya who married a Javan princess Susa. He got settled there and promoted Vaishnavism. 

✅The Acharyas were the Vaishnava philosophers. The first Vaishnava philosopher was Ramanuja Aharya. He introduced Visista-advaita Siddhanta. Other renowned Acharyas were Madhavacharya and Vallabha Acharya.

 

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