Kidambi Apullar
ACHARYA Kidambi Rangarajacharya, Nadadoor Ammal
SISHYA Swami Vedanta Desikan
YEAR OF BIRTH 1220
LIFE SPAN 75
BIRTH MONTH Chithrai
BIRTH STAR ThiruvAdhirai
YEAR OF DEATH 1295
FATHER Kidambi Rangarajacharya.
PLACE OF BIRTH Kanchipuram
NAME AT BIRTH AthrEya Ramanuja,
OTHER NAME GIVEN Vaadhihamsaambuvaahar
WORKS Nyaya kulisha (another one is lost)
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A SMALL WRITE UP ON KIDAMBI APULLAR
One of Nadadoor Ammal’s disciples was Kidambi Apullar. He was a descendant of Kidambi Achan who did service to Ramanuja by taking care of his kitchen. Kidambi Achan was one of the four SriBhashya simahasanadipatis established by Ramanuja to whom he had also given some Rahasya granthas. Achan’s son was Kidambi Ramanujar. His son was Kidambi Rangarajar.
Kidambi Rangarajar's son Kidambi Appullar was born in Vikrama varsham year 1220 AD in the month of Chithra and star of Thiruvadirai. Being born on the birth day of Swami Ramanujar, his parents named him as Ramanujar too. Since even as a child he showed an ardent interest in all types of learning like Thirukurugai piran Pillan, everyone was astonished at his intellectual capacities and said ‘Appillano’ and this name stuck with him since then. Over time this name morphed into ‘Appullar’.
He did his initial learning under the guidance of his father Kidambi Rangarajar. Then he did kalakshepam under Nadadoor Ammal. By his education, sharp intellect, excellence in speech, he won many debates and earned the name “Vaadihamsambhuvaahar”.
Of the two works he wrote, only Nyaya Kulisam is the only one available now. The other one is now not available. In the work Nyaya Kulisam, the four doctrines of Vishishtadwaita Siddhanttam have been discussed. Apullar passed away in 1295 AD.
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