Peter Abelard vs Ramanuja
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Compare the life timelines of Peter Abelard (1079–1142) and Ramanuja (1017–1137) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 58 years, from 1079 to 1137.
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Peter Abelard (1079–1142)
- — Born in Le Pallet, near Nantes, Brittany Verified
- — Moved to Paris to study under William of Champeaux Verified
- — Founded his own schools at Melun and Corbeil Verified
- — Became master of the cloister school of Notre-Dame in Paris Verified
- — Love affair and secret marriage with Héloïse Verified
- — Became a monk at the abbey of Saint-Denis Verified
- — Condemned at the Council of Soissons Verified
- — Founded the oratory of the Paraclete Verified
- — Returned to teach in Paris and wrote major works Verified
- — Condemned at the Council of Sens after opposition from Bernard of Clairvaux Verified
- — Died at the priory of Saint-Marcel, near Chalon-sur-Saône Verified
Ramanuja (1017–1137)
- — Born in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu Verified
- — Studied Vedanta under Yadava Prakasha in Kanchipuram
- — Renounced householder life and became a sannyasin
- — Became the leading acharya of the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam
- — Fled Chola persecution and settled in Melkote in Hoysala territory
- — Composed the Sri Bhashya, his commentary on the Brahma Sutras Verified
- — Returned to Srirangam after years in exile
- — Died at Srirangam Verified