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a Vairagi Vaishụava, and also worshipped Mahadeva to some extent. In the Kámáyanle he himself states that he has followed many scriptures, and now and then he even alludes to the nirvitésha advaita Vedantic teaching of 'Sankaracharya, with its maya and its nirgunan Brahma. A great friend of his was Madhu-südana Sarasvati, who was a follower of the doctrine of Sankaracharya. As a whole, however, his teaching may be taken as that of the višishịadvaita védánta, with a liberality, leaning sometimes to approval of strange or more esoteric doctrines. I have obtained from Babâ Mohan Das Sadhu the following genealogical table showing the line of succession of the teachers of the poet. It starts from Sri-Mannarayaņa, who was twelfth in ascent of teachers before Râmánuja. I have no means of checking it, and give it for what it is worth, and with the warning that it is probably largely based upon unwritten tradition. Some of the names are interesting and well known. I give in a parallel column another list of names received from Paț'nâ, which differs in a few particulars, and the authority of which is unknown to me. Mohan Dåg's List.
Pat'nê List. Môhan DAs's List.
Paț'nå List.
Sri Mannarayana
Sri Lakshmi ... 3 Sri Dharamuni ...
Sri Sênápatimuni ... 5 Sri Kârisunumuni
Sri Sainyanåthamuni... Not given. 7 Sri Näthamuni 8 Sri Pandarika... 9 Sri Ramamiéra
Sri Pårinkusa... .. Sri Yamunacharya ... SRI RAMANUJASVAMIN. Sri Ramanujasva
min. Sri Satakôpácharya ...
...
*** Sri Kuresáchårya
Not given. Sri Lok&charya ... As in Môhan Dås. Sri Parasarâcharya ... Ditto. Sri Vakacharya ... Sri Maghatindra
charya Sri Lôkarya ... ... As in Môhan Das.
Sri Dêvadhipêcharya... 20 Sri Sailesáchêrya ... Ditto.
Sri Purushottamachår. As in Môhan Das.
ya. Sri Gangadharananda.. Ditto. Sri Râmēśvarananda... Sri Râmamiéra. Sri Dvârânanda ... As in Môhan Dås. Sri Dêvånanda
Ditto. Sri Syamananda
Ditto. Sri Srutananda
Ditto. Sri Nityananda
Ditto. Sri Parņånanda
Ditto. Sri Haryananda ... Ditto. Sri Srayyananda ... Not given. Sri Harivaryananda ... As in Môhan Das.
Sri Raghavånanda ... Ditto. 34 Sei RÂMÂNANDA" ... Ditto.
Sri Surasurananda 20 ... Ditto. Sri Madhavananda ... Ditto. Sri Garibananda ... Sri Garibadisaji. Sri Lakshmidásaji ... As in Môhan Das. Sri Gôpåladásaji
Ditto. Sri Naraharidâsaji ...
Ditto. 41 SRI TULASIDASAJI ... Ditto.
Ditto.
18 Ba, 14. 7. ndnd-purana- nigamagama-sammalati.
19 Wilson, Religious Sects of the Hindos, gives a much shorter line of descent between Ramanuja and Ramananda. On p. 35, n. 1, he concludes that Ramanuja was born about the end of the 11th century, and that the first half of the 12th century was the period at which his fame as teacher was established. On p. 47, he says "Ramanand is sometimes said to have been the immediate disciple of Ramanuja, but this appears to be an error." He adds that a more particular account gives the following succession :
1 Ramanuja (No. 12 in above list) 2 Dévånanda (No. 25) 3 Harinanda (? No. 32) 4 Raghavananda (No. 38)
5 Ram&nanda (No. 34) which would place the last about the end of the 18th century. The Bhaktamaid omits No. 4 in the above list. Wilson, himself, doubts the accuracy of the list given by him, and believes that Raminanda was not earlier than the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century, thus putting three centuries between the two masters.
» Wilson, l. 6. p. 59.
