[Advaita-l] A Question on Sundara Pandya

V Subrahmanian v.subrahmanian at gmail.com
Tue Mar 16 05:59:37 CDT 2010


Thank you Kathirasan ji, for the link that is quite informative.

However, on the topic of 'adhyAropa-apavAda', here is another view that says
that its originator was Upavarsha:

http://ssubbanna.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/01/who-was-upavarsa-2.htm

>From the above article one gets a doubt as to whether Upavarasha was the
same as Sundara Pandya.

Best regards,
subrahmanian.v

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Kathirasan K <brahmasatyam at gmail.com>wrote:

> namaste
>
> This page may be of help to us:
>
> http://vishalagarwal.voiceofdharma.com/articles/acharyas/sundarapandya/index.htm
>
> On 16 March 2010 14:35, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Namaste.
> >
> > At the end of the Bhashya for the Brahmasutra तत्तु समन्वयात्  the
> Acharya
> > quotes three verses teaching pure Advaita.  Scholars have identified
> these
> > verses to be of one Sundara Pandya.  Eminent Vidvan Sri Mani Dravid
> > Sastrigal said in his Sutra Bhashyam class that this Sundara Pandya has
> > written vyAkhyAnam for the Purva and uttara MImAmsA and that his verses
> are
> > quoted even in the pUrva mImAmsA bhashyam.
> >
> > Who is this author? What is his period? What are his other works? Are any
> of
> > his works available in their complete form?  Members may provide
> information
> > on these.  That Bhagavatpada finds it fit to quote him shows that this
> > author is no mean authority.  It also tells us about pre-ShAnkaran or
> even
> > pre-Gaudapada advaita, perhaps.
> >
> > Someone who has direct access to Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal in Chennai
> could
> > perhaps take up these questions with him and report.
> >
> > Om Tat Sat
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