Any modern-minded young Sri Vaishnava today, wishing to know about the historical background of his community and its culture, will hardly be able to find anywhere such a thing as an authentic and objective record of a common, consistent and credible history of the “ubaya-vedaantins”. What he or she however will instead come across aplentyContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part 18″
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The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins” – Part 11
The major dissonances amongst the Tenkalai and Vadakalai versions of the history of the Kanchi Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple are three in number: A. Historicity or timeline B. Power and Legitimacy: C. Language as a cultural badge …. or baggage. *********************************** HISTORICITY: There is a significant difference in the way the Tenkalai and Vadakalai viewContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins” – Part 11″
The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins” – Part 7
The Tenkalai narrative about how the Kanchipuram Sri Devarajaswamy Perumal temple in the 15th century came to be owned and protected by members of their sect begins with the introduction of one of their most venerated Acharyas. His name was Sri Azhagiya Manavaala Jiyar. Who was he? A website http://koyil.org/index.php/vadhikesariazhagiyamanavalajiyarmutt/ provides a brief hagiography ofContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins” – Part 7″