A Dialog on Hinduism - Vedas and Sastras - Chapter 1
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5 Responses to “A Dialog on Hinduism - Vedas and Sastras - Chapter 1”
September 15th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
in your answer to what the Astika systems are you have left out Adwaita and Visishtaadwaita by oversight. It may please be corrected. The question was “What is the Vedantic system of philosophy?”
Ramanujam
September 15th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
You’re right. Advaita and Vishshtadvaita are left out by mistake. It was a typo error. It has been corrected after referring to original book. Thanks for pointing this out.
AdiyEn
rAmasAmy rAmAnuja dAsan
September 16th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Regarding your answer to the question about Vedanta sutra, Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana may also be added to the list after Nimbarka and Vallabha. He wrote the Gaudiya Vaishnava commentary called the Govinda bhasya.
dasan
jai
September 18th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Brahma is not a four faced person. The word actually refers to title/position and there are zillion brahmas! This is what self has heard through SV sampradayam. There is one samskrt sloka that clearly explainis the meaning of the word brahma and it was quoted by Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami in one upanyasam but self has forgotten that sloka but written it down in a note book, and adiyen is mainly oriented towards Azhvars prabandham.
No spiritual person can prove the existence of God(other than God Himself),even Sri Ramanuja couldn’t convince some people in his life time and R simply said they lack the “grace of God”. Similarly no scientific person can prove the non-existence of God.
So a nastika, believes in himself(in his own existence)but doesn’t believe in God which is fine too! God is after all “a personal experience”.
For this simple reason, self no longer thinks about samskrt part but enjoy only azhvars.
It’s again a personal view! Others don’t have to accept it.
adiyen
September 20th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Finally, a clear description of the basics of Hindu religion and philosophy is laid down through a series of questions and answers in an easily understandable form. Since the foundation has been laid, let the structure evolve in a likewise simple fashion for the benefit of all.
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