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Madhavacharya (was Re: superstitions)
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Subject: Madhavacharya (was Re: superstitions)
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From: manish@cadence.com (Manish Tandon)
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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 15:32:06 GMT
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From news@cadence.com Tue Dec 13 10: 22:40 1994
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In article <3aam4b$oop@ucunix.san.uc.edu>, kali@lcl.cmu.edu (Kali Tan) writes:
|> In a series of recent postings, the Dvaita philosophy of Madhva has
|> been assailed as, among other things, "the cruelest joke perpetrated
|> in the name of Vedanta," and so forth. I do not wish to criticize the
|> gentlemen who made these claims, but here are my counterpoints, which
|> they may consider worthy of their attention.
Very good article about Madhavacharya. I am reading the Sarva-Darshana-
Sangrha of Madhavacharya (although the translation I have may not be the
best one) and agree with what you have said.
However there is one thing you mentioned about Hanuman, Bhima, and Madhava
been avataars of Vayu which seems correct but recently I found that Hanumaan
is addressed as "shankar suvan" -- avatar of Shiva, in one of his standard
prayers. If memory serves me right, it is probably the Hanuman Chaalisa and
was written by Tulasi das (?) who was a great devotional saint. Also in the
Valkmiki Ramayana, Hanumaan was addressed as the son of Vayu.
Now you may say that these are not really an authority and I would
certainly not argue about that, but I do feel there is something to
think about.
Also in Mahabharat, there is a passage where, while the Pandavas were
in vanawaas, Hanuman presented himself before Bhima as a small monkey
and put his tail in the path of Bhima and tested him etc. So that is
another datapoint that conflicts with Hanuman and Bhima being avataars
of the same personality.
One resolution could be (given that these stories/passages are true) that
they are partial expantions/avataars of Vayu. Just a thought.
I guess my point is that the stuff about who is whose avataar is probably
not as simple as it may appear on a first pass through the scriptures
because eventually everything/being emanates from Krishna.
Also, I agree with all you have said about the life/philosophy/teachings
of Sri Madhavacharya, so please dont think that I am refuting you just
because of the question that is raised here.
regards,
manish
