[Advaita-l] Appayya dhikshitar's attempt for debate with vijayendra thirtha

[Harsha Bhat]

Subbu Sir,

                             Please see the following URL where there is
defeat of appayya dikshita by vijayendra thirtha ,

1) http://www.gururaghavendra1.org/~srsmutt/param/vijayeendra.htm

2)
http://www.sumadhwaseva.com/yatigalu/rayara-mutt-2/vijayeendra-theertharu/

3)
http://narayanastra.blogspot.in/2015/02/we-have-noticed-that-our-poor-comrade.html

On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 12:08 PM, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Harsha Bhat via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>> Recently  while I was arguing with madhva pandith,
>>
>>                  He said that appayya dikshitar was always trying to pull
>> vijayendra swamiji  for debate over dvaitha and advaitha.But appayya
>> dikshitar lost debate always.
>>
>
> As far as I know, there is no documented work on this topic.  In fact many
> or most advaitins, even among scholars, do not even know of a person by
> name Vijayendra Tirtha.
>
> A scholar living abroad mentioned informally once that he has seen a work
> which records a supposed debate between the two and says that Appayya won.
> The scholar adds that such accounts of each side claiming victory is not
> surprising anyway. Until published we cannot rely on such a work.
>
>>
>> At last getting irritated by appayya dikshita's calling for debate,he
>> wrote
>> a book by the name Appayya kapolachapetika ,
>
>
> I am not sure if the above work is of the stated origin.  I am aware that
> there is a book by the dvaitins in retaliation to Appayya's 'Madhva tantra
> mukha mardanam.'  The above work could be related to this.
>
>
> regards
> subrahmanian.v
>
>> where he says how dummy the points of appayya
>> dikshita,while saying advaitha is correct and shiva and vishnu are
>> same.But
>> vijayendra swamiji always used give respect to appayya dikshitha.
>>
>> My question is ,is it true that appayya dikshita was always loosing debate
>> with vijayendra thirtha?
>>
>> That madhva pandith  says it is well proved that debate took place, in
>> fact
>> whole vijayendra thirtha's life was filled with argument   with appayya
>> dikshitha.Hence you cannot say that debate din't take place at all as you
>> say vidhyaranya ,akshobhya thirtha debate din't took place at all.
>>
>>
>> I saw many vidhwans  in this advaitha list quoting the points of appayya
>> dikshithar while,explaining advaitha.
>>
>> So,Please put some light on this part....
>>
>>
>> regards,
>> Harsha Bhat
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