Pillai Lokacharya

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Pillai Lokacharya
பிள்ளை லோகாசாரியார்
Idol of Lokacharya
Title	Acharya
Personal
Born	1205 CE Tiruchi
Died	1311 CE Madurai
Religion	Hinduism
Parent	Krishnapada
Denomination	Sri Vaishnavism
Notable work(s)	Attva-traya Tattva-śekhara Śrīvacana-bhūṣaṇa
Organization
Philosophy	Vishishtadvaita

Vāraṇādrīśa, more commonly referred to as Pillai Lokacharya (Tamil: பிள்ளை லோகாசாரியார்) (1205–1311 CE), was a prominent Sri Vaishnava leader and philosopher who authored several works important to Vishishtadvaita philosophy.^[1]

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