[Advaita-l] Why can't it be done by some learned scholars?

[V Subrahmanian]

On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 11:44 PM, Santosh Rao via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> NamaskR,
>
> What were these 72 sects? it is my understanding that sankaracharyas
> philosophical opponents were mainly buddhists, jains, and mimamsikas not
> muslims. Is this incorrect?
>

In this URL containing the Anandagiriya Shankara vijaya, on pdf p.12
onwards you can see a list of schools that are refuted. One can count at
the most 50 there.

>
> What is the answer to the assertion that advaita vedanta is a philosophical
> "compromise" with buddhism? Does this claim hold water?
>

You can read a six-part series of articles on the topic: Buddhism, Advaita
and Dvaita published in this forum.  For the first part here is the URL:

http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/2011-May/027302.html

You can locate the other parts too by suitably searching.

regards
subrahmanian.v


> This is just myth.
> 'Removed 72 sects'?? From where??
> All minds?? Even most loyal of those sects?? Even from future minds??
>
> I don't think that just because there is a philosophy known as Vedanta,
> people will not convert. If it were true no one would have converted at any
> time.
>
> It's man who decides what he wants to follow, right or wrong. Who gives
> even a single thought to validity of philosophy and arguments? Only a few.
> So, only they don't convert because there is a philosophy and they can
> understand that. It's not applicable to masses.
>
> Debates are always going on among sects mentioned by you. But, it is not to
> convert essentially.
> The argument which you think correct is flawed in other's view. So, it
> didn't prove your philosophy correct to him. So, he doesn't leave his sect.
> Another thing, most debates are to show that they have studied their
> respective works and retain that. Some debates are to win prizes. So, the
> result you are expecting can't come from those debates.
>
> Do you think that mAdhva-s and shrI-vaiShNava-s are avaidika in every
> sense?
> No, it is not like that. They follow veda-s. They are already in home. And,
> what veda-s want to say is debatable.
> So, stop being biased and forcing your thoughts on others.
> On Mar 29, 2015 7:03 PM, "Srivathsa Rao via Advaita-l" <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Before 1200 years there came shankaracharya  who removed 72 sects in
> > ancient sathana dharma and brought them under a single platform of
> advaita
> > vedanta,that is why ancient sanathana dharma is still present in india
> > otherwise we would have been muslim by now.
> >
> > The present day science even support advaita vedanta.Now my point is why
> > can't some learned scholars can bring back madhvas and srivishnavas and
> > newly formed mathas under advaita vedanta by proper debate under
> upanishad.
> >
> > This will even support Rss 's Ghar Vapsi Right?
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