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<p lang="sa">reverential disciple from memory; (5) a large number of

works on controversial religious subjects, of which
 
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<p lang="sa">is most often studied; (6) a large number of works eluci-

dating and defining the tenets of Visishtadvaita; (7) a very

large number of stotras on the various aspects of the

Infinite, as well as upon the Gods and Goddesses of the:

temples he worshipped in; and (8) miscellaneous works

in Sanskrit and Tamil.
 
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<p lang="sa">His genius was much more philosophic and religious.

than literary or scientific; for example, his ideas of the

Geography of the Earth must be treated as legendary or

explained away esoterically; but his logic in religious and

philosophic discussion has been found to be terribly

embarrassing to his antagonists. His mastery of the

Sanskrit language and the fluency of his diction have

justified the epithet of faar which he sometimes uses

to describe himself. On the whole he was one of the

most outstanding figures of his age in Southern India,

worshipped as an incarnation by his intimate admirers and

disciples, revered for his purity, honoured for his vast

learning, and whole-heartedly hated by the vested

religious interests he overthrew.
 
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