Ramanuja vs Rashi
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Compare the life timelines of Ramanuja (1017–1137) and Rashi (1040–1105) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1040 to 1105.
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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
Rashi (1040–1105)
- — Born in Troyes, Champagne, in northern France Verified
- — Studied at the yeshiva of Yaakov ben Yakar in Worms Verified
- — Continued studies at the yeshiva of Mainz Verified
- — Returned to Troyes Verified
- — Founded his own yeshiva in Troyes Verified
- — Composed his commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud Verified
- — Witnessed the aftermath of the First Crusade massacres of Rhineland Jews Verified
- — Died in Troyes Verified