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Re: Austrian research on Visishtadvaita (Pancharatra)

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champakam • October 29, 2002 


While it is true that there are two well-recognized Agama-s in VishNu 
worship, it is not correct to treat them as equal in their 
commonalities with respect to viSishTAdvaita.  The two Agama-s differ 
in their treatment of SrI, the practice of pa'nca samskAra, the vyUha 
concept, their position on the rahasya-traya-s, etc.  Clearly, 
pA'ncarAtra is much closer to the viSishTAsdvaita philosophy than 
vaikhAnasa is.  While it is true that the phrase "pAncarAtra 
(viSishTAdvaita)" is misleading by suggesting that the two are 
equivalent terms, it is also not correct to say that the commonality 
between vaikhAnasa and viSishTAdvaita is anywhere close to the level 
of commonality between pAncarAtra and viSishTAdvaita.  I have dealt 
with the commonalities between pA'ncarAtra and viSishTAdvaita in a 
previous write-up.  I will submit a write-up on vaikhAnasa in the 
future.  In the meantime, as Dr. Sadagopan had indicated in one of 
his write-ups, experts in the Agamam field are requested to 
contribute and share their knowledge on these issues which are not 
well understood by the likes of me. 

-dAsan kRshNamAcAryan


--- In bhakti-list@y..., "ks_venkat"  wrote:
> Dear Vishal
> 
> I would like to point out that Visistadhvaitha is Vedantha Matham 
and
> Panchratraa is an Aaagama...by many Vaishnavaas and Sri Vaishnavaas.
> 
> Though In Visitatdhavitha Vedantha System Pancratara Aaagama is held
> in high esteem.and that the Scholars have defended 
Pancrathraa,prooved
> its validity (against refutatation from NirVisesha Advaitha 
school..)
> 
> We also have Vaikanasaa Aagama the other popular Vaishnava Aaagama
> that is in vogue.
> 
> I humbly feel the way you mentioned viz "Vistathdvaitha(Panchratra)"
> is slightly misleading which some may think that Visitadhvaitha and
> Pancrathra are synonyms and that they are different names for an 
aagama...
> 
> 
> regards
> Venkat
> 




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