Ramanuja vs Shen Kuo
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Compare the life timelines of Ramanuja (1017–1137) and Shen Kuo (1031–1095) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1031 to 1095.
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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
Shen Kuo (1031–1095)
- — Born in Qiantang (modern Hangzhou) Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination Verified
- — Appointed head of the Bureau of Astronomy Verified
- — Proposed a theory of land formation from observations of fossils and erosion Verified
- — Led a diplomatic mission to the Liao dynasty Verified
- — Held responsible for the Song defeat at Yongle Fortress and removed from office Verified
- — Retired to the Dream Brook estate in Runzhou Verified
- — Completed the Dream Pool Essays (Mengxi Bitan) Verified
- — Died at Dream Brook in Runzhou Verified