Buddhism etc.

[Jaldhar H. Vyas]

On Fri, 19 May 2000, Ravisankar S. Mayavaram wrote:

> 1) Should one learn buddhism or buddhist scriptures to understand
> vedAnta?
>
> No. Our achaarya-s do not think so. (Nanda if I am wrong please
> quote a work). You may want to do this only if you are interested
> in publishing papers and books.
>

I think even for the sadhaka, a comparative glance at the Buddhist works
can be useful simply because they give a rigorous and challenging critique
to our ideas and understanding that critique can only make us stronger.

--
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>

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bhava shankara deshikame sharaNam

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