Patricia Y. Mumme's The Srivaisnava Theological Dispute, Manavalamamuni and Vedanta Desika, published by New Era Publications in Madras in 1988, is a scholarly study of the historical theological dispute between two major teachers of the Srivaisnava tradition of Hindu Vaishnavism over questions of grace and human effort in salvation, a division that produced the tradition's later Tenkalai and Vadakalai schools. Its authority rests on Mumme's specialist academic training in Sanskrit and Tamil Vaishnava theology and standard scholarly publishing practice for this specialized subfield. Its limit is that it is a focused study of this one specific historical dispute within Srivaisnava thought, not a comprehensive general history of Vaishnavism, so broader claims about Vaishnavism as a whole need a more general source alongside this specialist study.
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Published by New Era Publications in Madras as Patricia Y. Mumme's scholarly study, resting on her specialist academic training in Sanskrit and Tamil Vaishnava theology and standard scholarly publishing practice, treated at the top tier. NotesScholarly study of the theological dispute between Srivaisnava teachers Manavalamamuni and Vedanta Desika.
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AuthorPatricia Y. Mumme
PublisherNew Era Publications, Madras
Publication Year1988
Source Typeacademic monograph
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This source names Vaishnavism directly: "of the Srivaisnava tradition of Hindu Vaishnavism over questions of grace and human effort in salvation, a division that produced the tradition's later Tenkalai and Vadakalai schools."
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- Articles, 11 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 3 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 2 general references.
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