China jeeyar swami biography of william
Jeeyar meaning...
Ramanujacharya was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer.Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy was born as Srimannarayana Charyulu on Deepavali—an important Vedic festival signifying the triumph of light over darkness—in Arthamuru, a rural area of Mandapeta, Andhra Pradesh, India. At the nearby Gowtama Vidya Peetham, he was trained in the Vedic scriptures and the Vaishnava tradition.
At the age of 23 he took the oath to become an ascetic and consequently, became a Jeeyar (or Lion). Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Chinna Srimannarayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji, performed the last 4 of the 108 Swadhyaya Jnana Yajnams started by Peddha Jeeyar Swami.
G.s. swami
Sriman U.Ve. T.K. Gopalacharya Swami, has been the Guru to HH Sri Peddha Jeeyar Swamiji and also to Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji. Under the tutelage of Sriman T.K. Gopalacharya Swami, Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji mastered Rig Veda, Divya Prabhandam and Upanishads.
His Holiness started Jeeyar Educational Trust, fulfilling the dream of Sri Peddha Jeeyar Swami, in teaching the Vedas on Gurukulam system, thereby protecting the