[eropiereetuekm]

// After all, didn't Sriman Ramanuja come from Advaitha? //
śrī silverfox,
No he did not. Even his father (āsūri keśava somayāji) was a smārtha only until the point of his marriage to the sister of periya tirumalai nambi who ensured his sisters are married only to śrī vaiśṇavās. He initiated both āsūri keśava somayāji and kamala nayana bhattar (father of embār) by conducting pañca samskāraṃ at tirumalai before the marriage. So they ceased to be advaitis themselves so naturally their children were not. Two more facts are that yes svāmi emperumānār did study under yādava prakāśa. But that is not since he was an advaiti but it is what is called pūrva pakṣa grantha knowledge. One has to know and understand the pretext of what the other school is saying with regards to the common pramāṇam, śruti before one gets into a discussion or debate. This would explain the association. And svāmi embār was indeed a kāḻāmukha śaiva for some time vhen he vas in kālahasti before he was brought back to śrī vaiśṇavam by svāmi emperumānār.

PS: You could refer yatirāja vaibhavaṃ authored by vaduga nambi his intimate śiṣya for references to the same.

pādukā dāsan,
velāmūr ammaṅgi śrīnivāsan

[Infiseeenvelp]

HI all..
I am happy and impressed by Renukakarthikayan's anaysis of Jesus vis-a-vis the three main schools of thought in Hinduism.
Also with due resppect to the contributor, may i pls point out that curd is "dadhi" in Samskrt and with "annam" the word should be pronounced as "dadhyonnam".will try to find the equivalent of tamarind rice soon
regards
durga

[orerviche]

DEAR KUNJUPPU, WHOEVER WANTS TO TRED THE PATH OF SPRITUALITY AND FIND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS LIKE WHY WE WERE BORN AND FROM HERE WHERE WE GO, HAS TO TURN TO HINDUISM ONLY.LIKE JOSEPH IYENGAR, THERE IS STEPHEN KNAPP FROM USA.YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT HIS FROFOUND KNOWLEDGE, HE HAS WRITTEN MANY BOOKS, ONE AMONG THEM IS "HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS".I WOULD RECOMMEND ALL OF YOU TO GO TO THE WEBSITE, www.stephenknapp.com TO READ HIS LIFE HISTORY AND HIS POURINGS.
BALAGOPAL

[naturaherbal]

I think this is the correct link

Thanks for informing about Mr. Joseph

Regards

[ehib8yPc]

Dear pvraman, yes what you have mentioned about the link is correct.now, stephen knapp is extorting all hindus to fight the conversion going on india, he is telling that americans are pouring money to convert hindus.he says that it is high time hindus are united to stop conversions.he has described in his books how thw moghuls plundered india and killed and converted hindus, the worst sufferers being indian women-raped and killed.if we read that, we will never sleep.such a chilling encounters.god only saved india.
Balagopal

[sirmzereigMix]

YouTube - HINDUISM - What the world's greatest THINKERS had to say?

[mybooboo]

I doubt whether 'The Hindu' would have given the same kind of publicity and extent of coverage, had it been 'Joseph Sharma', not 'Joseph Iyengar'.

'The Hindu' has turned so parochial in religious matters, in that they are either anti-Hindu in their approach and attitude (hallmark of secularism) or promoters of only Srivaishnavism. What kind of stance it is?

[AlistDakisa]

sri vaishnava moonru namathukku ari kole,agaiaal,conning seyvadil mannadhi mannar allavo?

[Ygd2qr8k]

In response to Pannvalan's note, my answer would be perhaps so. Vaishnavism, especially the version promoted by the Azhwars and later by Ramanuja, prided itself in its arguments favoring faith in a Personal God over superstition and ritualism. It also suggested the idea that Brahma-jnanam was available to all, an idea furthered by the fact that the Azhwars themselves came from different castes.

I think the fact that the messages of Vaishnavam speak to a largely Tamizh-based demographic would substantiate the Hindu's support of the school.

[Ternneowns]

It seems Maha Bharata had a line that described a conversation between Indra and Yudishtira (I think) mentioning the allowance of "mlecchas" to re-practice their original faith and some rites for that. You have to judge them by the gunas and slot them in the appropriate varna, though I think this is best left to Devas when they ever come here, because most of the explanations, interpretations and full texts have been lost due to time, invasions, interpretations for personal gains, etc.
But there is a rule and I am sure it exists. Also, I am sure it is very liberal just like rest of scriptural Hinduism is.