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> ......... Be that as it may, does Saiva Siddhanta call itself
Suddhadvaita? To the
> best of my knowledge, the one school which labels itself
"Suddhadvaita"
> is the Vaishnava Pushti Marga teaching of Vallabhacharya. Saiva
> Siddhanta, on the other hand, follows Saiva Agamas as its basic texts,
> and does not claim to be monistic in thought...................
Shri Vidyasankar Sundaresan:
Thanks for your insights on systems of Shiva Worships in South India.
It is nice of you bring these additional facts to the readers.
According to the chapter on Hinduism in Gazetteer of India (Edited by
Sir C.P. Ramaswamy, etc.) Saiva Siddhanta calls itself "Suddhadvaita."
Though it may appear peculiar but with deeper thoughts on Saiva
Siddhanta, it could come closer to Advaitic philosophy. There are also
a resemblance and closeness between the thought processes of Saiva
Siddhanta and Christianity. The Trinity in Christianity includes the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In Saiva Siddhanta, the trinity
consists of Pathi , Pachus and Pasam.
Advaita also discusses three entities: Brahman, Atman and Illusion. In
Christianity, Father and Son are bonded by the Holy spirit. In Saiva
Siddhanta, Pathi and Pachus are bonded by Pasam. In Advaita the
separation of Brahman and Atman is the ILLUSION. Father, Pathi and
Brahman are the CREATORS. Son, Pathi and Atman are the individual souls.
In Christianity, the Holy spirit is the connection between the Father
and Son. In Advaita (Saiva Siddhanta) ILLUSION (Pasam) distracts the
unity between Brahman (Pathi) and Atman (Pachu).
There is also another important aspect of Lord Shiva that needs our
attention. When Lord Shiva opens his third eye, everything other than
Lord Shiva is burnt. The third eye of Lord Shiva is the Spiritual Eye
and when it opens up, the illusion is destroyed. From this little
exercise, it appears that unity can always be established when
diversified views of religions are expressed. The needy ingredients to
establish the unity are more understanding, mutual respect and more
importantly the Grace of God!
Let me once again assure the readers that what I have stated here are
just my opinions. I am aware that it is possible for others to interpret
them differently and can come up with other conclusions. I have no
intention to offend anybody and please forgive me for any potential
errors or omissions.
I noticed a spelling error in my reference to the Gazetteer of India
Chapter on Hinduism's web Address. The last word should be ‘htm' and
not ‘html.' The Correct Location:
< http://wwwstud.uni-giessen.de/~s1925/hinduism.htm>
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