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[[File:Ramanuja contemplating his philosophy of the one personal god, A.D. 1100.jpg|thumb|Painting of Ramanuja, Hutchinson's History of the Nations]]
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The '''Sri Bhashya''' ({{Lang-sa|श्रीभाष्य|translit=Śrībhāṣya}}) is the most famous work of the [[Religion:Hinduism|Hindu]] philosopher [[Biography:Ramanuja|Ramanuja]] (1017–1137). It is his commentary on Badarayana's [[Religion:Brahma Sutras|Vedanta/Brahma Sutra]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sri Ramanuja |first=M. Rangacharya |url=http://archive.org/details/sri_bhashya_english_translation_by_m_rangacharya_mb_varadaraja_aiyangar_1899 |title=Sri Bhashya English Translation by M Rangacharya, MB Varadaraja Aiyangar 3 Vols |date=1899 |others=sanskritebooks.org/ |language=English}}</ref> 

== Description ==
In his commentary, Ramanuja presents the fundamental philosophical principles of Vishishtadvaita based on his interpretation of the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and other [[Religion:Smriti|Smriti]] texts, the previous [[Philosophy:Acharya|acharyas]], and the Vedanta-sutra itself.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Isayeva |first=Natalia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8joZUvpnGlwC&dq=Sribhasya&pg=PA243 |title=Shankara and Indian Philosophy |date=1993-01-01 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=978-1-4384-0762-3 |pages=243 |language=en}}</ref> This is done by way of refuting Shankara's [[Philosophy:Advaita Vedanta|Advaita Vedanta]] and in particular his theory of maya. In this work, he describes the three categories of reality (tattvas): God, soul, and matter, which have been used by the later Vaishnava theologians such as Madhva. He explains the relationship between the body and the soul.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vemsani |first=Lavanya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fw2DAAAQBAJ&dq=Sribhasya&pg=PA293 |title=Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names |date=2016-06-13 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-211-3 |pages=293 |language=en}}</ref> The principles of [[Philosophy:Bhakti|bhakti]] as a means to liberation (moksha) were also developed. Ramanuja wrote the Vedanta-Dipa and Vedanta-Sara<ref>{{Cite book |last=Seshachalam |first=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_egPAAAAMAAJ&q=Sribhasya |title=Visishtadvaita Philosophy and Religion: A Symposium by Twenty-four Erudite Scholars |date=1974 |publisher=Ramanuja Research Society |pages=82 |language=en}}</ref> to aid in the overall understanding of the Sri Bhashya.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clayton |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AgOcAO2e80wC&dq=Sribhasya&pg=PA111 |title=Religions, Reasons and Gods: Essays in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Religion |date=2006-11-25 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-45926-6 |pages=iii |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chari |first=S. M. Srinivasa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r1zNxV2zBPsC&dq=Sri+Bhasya&pg=PA8 |title=Advaita and Viśiṣṭādvaita: A Study Based on Vedānta Deśikā's Śatadūṣaṇī |date=1999 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |isbn=978-81-208-1535-3 |pages=8 |language=en}}</ref>
== See also ==

* ''Gita Bhashya''
* ''Vedarthasamgraha''
* ''[[Philosophy:Shatadushani|Shatadushani]]''

== References ==

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== Sources ==
*Hajime Nakamura and Trevor Leggett, ''A History of Early Vedānta Philosophy'', Vol 2, New Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass (1983)
*Advaita Ashrama (2003). Brahma-Sutras According to Sri Ramanuja. {{ISBN|81-7505-006-3}}

== External links ==
* [http://ramanuja.org/sri/Web/Sribhashya Overview of Sribhashya by S.S. Raghavachar]
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe48/ Translation of Sribhashya by George Thibaut]
* ''Sruta Pradipika, ''Sanskrit commentary on Sribhashya by Sudarsana Suri with detailed English introduction
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