The traditional hagiographies of Ramanuja state he was born in a Brahmin family, to mother Kantimath and father Kesava Somayaji, in a village near modern Chennai, and place his life in the period of 1017--1137 CE, yielding a lifespan of 120 years.
He was born in a Brahmin family. This was to mother Kantimath and father Kesava Somayaji, in a village near modern Chennai, and place his life in the period of 1017--1137 CE, yielding a lifespan of 120 years. This is what the traditional hagiographies of Ramanuja state.