[Advaita-l] Amma Swamini Swathmabodhananda Saraswathi no more.

[V Subrahmanian]

On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 1:02 PM Bhaskar YR via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> praNAms Sri Sriram prabhuji
> Hare Krishna
>
> I reckon the issue here is more of a general and not about any
> individual.  The issue that needs to be cleared here is whether traditional
> mutts have the flexibility to entertain these type of debatable issues that
> too when the 'vidhi' in smruti with regard to these issues  is unambiguous.
> And if this flexibility allowed only to other institutions (like  gurukula
> / Ashrama-s) and their teachers are honored  then it is not clear why this
> relaxation is not adopted within the orthodox peetha-s.  And if these
> practices are strictly prohibited irrespective of desha / kAla then why
> Amnaya mutts are not insisting these instituions and their teachers to
> adhere to 'dharma vidhi' ??  vedAnta and veda/dharma vidhi are completely
> in different domains to conclude that to pursue vedAnta studies and vedAnta
> prachAra,  veda / dharma injunctions and prohibitions are not so important
> or mandatory to follow??  When I met one  Vaishya sanyasi in kAryAlaya few
> years back  he said Vaishya sanyasi-s are not allowed to take part in
> vidvat sadas at shringeri, I don’t know how far it is true as I don’t know
> anything about  traditional restrictions being followed at Amnaya mutts  to
> actively participate in vedAnta vidvat sadas.
>


Bhaskar ji,

I have myself been witness to a few Vakyartha Sadas in Sringeri during the
earlier Jagadguru when every year two scholars in Nyaya from Kerala used to
participate. They were not Brahmins; maybe Kshatriyas or something else.
There would be a separate mat on which they would sit and participate.

Also, just a couple of years ago, in Purna Prajna Vidya Peetha, Bengaluru,
there was a sadas where the main party was Jain. He was extremely learned
in Nyaya and their texts and he was given a separate corner and a Table
upon which he sat. His disciples and other laukika Jains, Marwaris, etc.
sat on the floor. At a distance the Madhva scholars sat and a full day
discussion, completely in Sanskrit ensued. I attended the meet. The Jain
swami in his address requested the Madhva party to come to his mutt in
Akkipet for another session.  And the Madhvas went there.  He released some
books too.

So, these are all permitted in the present orthodox set up.  A few years
ago a young Brahmachari stayed in Sringeri for over five years and was
groomed to become peethadheesha for the Haldipur MaTha.  I think it is
vaishya matha. I have interacted with him then and after sannyasa, he
visited Bangalore matha and I met him again there. There is a Tirukkoilur
mutt of Chettiars in TN and for over 200 years they have close connection
with Sringeri Peetham.

regards
subbu

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> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
> bhaskar
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