Re: Some thoughts... Again. (fwd)
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• January 7, 1999
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 17:55:40 PST From: Srinath ChakravartyTo: sarangap@me.udel.edu Subject: Re: Some thoughts... Again. Ramesh, would you mind posting this on the Bhakti list as I feel this was an enlightening exchange for me? Truly -Srinath >From sarangap@me.udel.edu Tue Jan 5 17:04:03 1999 >Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 20:03:59 -0500 (EST) >From: Ramesh Sarangapani >To: Srinath Chakravarty >Subject: Re: Some thoughts about the origin of srivaishnavism > > >On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Srinath Chakravarty wrote: > >> Dear fellow members: >> >> One must however, distinguish between vaishnavism and >> SRIvaishnavism, and also consider the aspect of religion versus >> philosophy while discussing this matter. Vaishnavism as a religion has >> Vedic origins, and is also enshrined as a tradition in the >> Vishnu-puranas. Many Hindus from all parts of India and from various >> sects are Vaishnavite by faith, but the distinction of SRIvaishnavaite >> applies only to a particular sect of South Indian Brahmins (referred to >> of course, as iyengar) whose patron saint is Sri. rAmAnujar. > >Dear SrinAtH > >Thanks for your note on the origin of Srivaishnavism. >It was informative and well written. > >From what you wrote, you seem to indicate that although >vaishnavism existed long before Bhasyakarar, "Sri" vaishnavism >was started by him. adiyEN is not quite sure if this >representation is correct. > >The appellation SRI derives from the fact that for this >group of vaisnavas perAtti is the second in line of acharyas. >For all vaishnavas Perumal is the first acharyan (pEthagavadai peran >peranma guruvai nindru). However the second in line will >vary. For SRI vaishnavas it is thayar (Mahalakshmi), for >gaudiya vaishanavas it is the four faced Brahma etc. > >So we _did_ have SRIvaishnavas even before the time of >Sri Ramanujar. Sri Nathamunigal and Sri Alavandar were >infact Srivaishnavas (and considered themselves as Sri >vaishnavas and not a 'general' vaishnava). Among alvars >Perialvar and Goda were Sri vaishnavas and so was >thondaradipodi alvar. Bhasyakarar only placed the >Sri siddhantam on a firm philosophical footing and >did not create this "Sri Vaishnava" sect. Any one >who can trace back his Acharya parampara to SRI is >a SRI vaishnavan. Such people existed long before >Sri Ramanujar. > >This information is based on my limited knowledge. If >adiyEn am wrong, please feel free to correct me. > >daasan >Ramesh > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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