[Advaita-l] Age/History of Sankara
Vidyasankar Sundaresan
svidyasankar at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 3 13:33:56 CDT 2006
It certainly was not my intention to start a controversy with this posting
of mine. As Sri Siva Senani pointed out, I very specifically mentioned that
at an individual level, one has to be ready to apply all my listed
principles to one's own favorite institutions also. Rest assured that I have
applied these criteria to the Sringeri matha publications for my own
personal satisfaction. Please also note that I emphasized that you can at
best hope to achieve a personal sense of closure on these issues, which may
or may not be satisfying to all.
As a matter of fact, I do not particularly care whether an institution is
100 years old or 1000 years old. For example, Ramanasramam is very recent,
but as an institution that grew around and strives to be true to Ramana
Maharishi, it deserves the highest respect. On the other hand, I don't think
I am prepared to give the same respect to all those self-appointed gurus
today who cite Ramana's name in an effort to gain some legitimacy.
I have no wish to continue this discussion further, but for whatever it is
worth, I have indeed read all of W R Antarkar's articles published in
various journals and have cited and discussed them in my paper comparing the
various Sankaravijaya texts (International Journal of Hindu Studies, Vol 4,
No 2, Aug 2000). I also have no wish to hide behind my perceived erudition
to ward off criticism. I know full well the limitations of mere book
learning, and I will be the first to admit it if I have been wrong about
something in the past.
Regards,
Vidyasankar
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