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Re: Former President Inaugurates Celebrations
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Former President Inaugurates Celebrations
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From: sadananda@anvil.nrl.navy.mil (K. Sadananda)
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Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 16:16:14 -0400
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Organization: Naval Research Lab, Code 6323
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References: <311hto$ni@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
In article <311hto$ni@ucunix.san.uc.edu>, editor.csm.uc.edu (digest editor)
wrote:
> * Former President Inaugurates Celebrations
> Kanchipuram, July 24 (PTI) The former President, Mr R
> Venkataraman, today inaugurated the year long 60th centenary
> celebrations of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, the head of the 2,500
> year old Kanchi mutt, amidst religious fervour.
> Sri Jayendra Saraswathi is the 69th pontiff of the mutt,
> which was established here by Adi Sankara, who was the first
> 'peedapathi' (head of the mutt) from 482 to 477 bc.
> Special poojas and 'yagnas' are being perfomed at the mutt
> on the occasion.
> Union railway minister, Mr Jaffer Sharief, and minister of
> state for surface transport, Mr Jagdish Tytler, are expected
> to arrive here this evening to take par
SIR
May I bring to your attention that by all accounts Adi Sankara time was
some where around 8th to 9th century AD. And of the four Matts that he
established Kanchi is not one of them. Either the Mutt is less than 1100
years old or if it is 482 B.C. as is claimed in the news then it must not
have been established by Adi Sankaracharya. Please check the dates and the
real history of the kanchi matt. Is there any one in the network that has
better information about the Kanchi peetam? Sadananda
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