[doctorzlo]

Main Differences between the Concepts of RAMANUJACHARYA MADHWACHAYA and SANKARACHARYA.

As far as possible I want to run this Thread as a Commoners Forum.... without going deep into the Philosophical intricacies. So I will superficially touch the points of interest and concern.

The three Acharyas Sankara, Ramanuja and Madhwa differ only on the aspect of Philosophical-concept on MUTUAL-RELATIONS between the Creator-God and the Creations.

Sankara's and Madhwas Philosophies....diametrically opposite in the sense.... named ADHVAITHA(Monism) and DHWAITHA(Dualism) were their own concepts of their personal-perceptions on the Brahma-Soothra (Treatise on Vedas)....

... whereas Ramanuja's Philosophy... named VISISHTADWAITHA.... was not his own concept nor his creation.... since that Philosophy was the only Doctrine already existed right from the days of Vedic-origin.... but became extinct due to heavy and persistent onslaughts of Foreigners invasions.... not only on the Indian Nation but also on their Unique Culture and Heritage too.

The Great Sankaracharya.... the Awathara (Re-incarnation) of Lord Shiva..... had accomplished within just a short period of 16 years... by walking all over India....and rendered an unparallel yeoman service to Humanity especially to Indians... by reviving the Vedic-culture with dynamic approach and voluntary challenges to the relevant Scholars of Budhism and Jainism which Religions only prominently existed then apart from six other Non-Vedic Philosophies.

All such new faiths had overpowered the Vedic-Religion so called Hinduism.

Then the Mahaan Sankaracharya had given life...rather RESURRECTION ... at the right moment.... to the Great Vedic Religion..

...the emulative Human-Life-path so called Hinduism, the Unparallel Gospel of Large-Hearted Universal-Outlook....

...intended to emancipate the Mankind by means of Soul-Realisation coupled with Social-advancement.

If Sankaracharya had not taken the awathaara in India then.... perhaps the present whole India.... would have been chanting Budham Charanam Gachaami.... being Budhists predominantly..... similar to Thailand, Burma, Srilanka and the like...

... and eventually Vedas would have become radically extinct ...

...culminating in the death of the Vedic-Religion, Hinduism in the whole world.

On the foundation laid by Sankaracharya, the next Acharya Ramanuja subsequently built up the further stage of VISISTHA-ADHWAITHA (Qualified Monism)...

...a Via-media Philosophy of VISISHTA-ADHWAITHA.... partly accomodating with both Dhwaitha and Adhwaitha thesis.....

...but ensuring completion and Totality of description on Brahma-Soothra... filling up the gaps left over untouched by the other two Acharyas.

...thus giving life to that pre-existed Doctrine....VISISHTA-ADWAITHA... the Original-concept of Vedas..... even prior to Sankaracharya's birth.

But the Great Sankaracharya had done his best to Humanity....

...what he felt APT and suited to that time..... DIGESTIBLE BY THE THEN-MANKIND

.... To Continue.