[Advaita-l] Shaivism and Vedic Hinduism

[V Subrahmanian]

Pl. read the verse, now corrected:

आनन्दतीर्थमुनिलक्ष्मणदेशिकेन्द्र....

On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 3:10 PM, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Santosh Rao via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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>> I think it is because there is no mention of "Shiva" in vedas in relation
>> to how he is currently viewed. "Rudra worship" would be the brahminical
>> counterpart, I guess.
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>> I've never heard that vaishnavas are not considered brahmins, any more
>> info
>> on that?
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>> In Vedanta, the three pillars are Brahma Sutras, Upanishads, and Bhagavad
>> Gita, but do the present day Shaiva sects esteem these in the same way
>> Vaishnavas or Smartas do? Why would a Shaiva give Bhagavad Gita any
>> importance?
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> For the Brahmasutras there is the Srīkaṇṭha bhāṣya which is also known as
> 'śiva-viśiṣṭādvaita'. Sri Appayya Dikṣita has written a commentary on this
> bhāṣya called 'śivārkamaṇidīpikā'. Appayya Dikshitar considered this to be
> the closest to Advaita darshana of Shankara. It is only after this is
> Ramanuja darshana and later the Madhva system, in the assessment of
> Dikshitar. There is a famous verse too of his:
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> आनन्दतीर्थमुनि*लक्षणदेशिकेन्द्रश्रीकण्ठयोगिपदवीरदवीयसीर्नः ।
> आचार्यपादसरणिञ्च विविच्य बोद्धुं संगृह्यते मतचतुष्टयसारलेशम् ॥
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> He has shown in this work how all the other schools - Dvaita,
> vishishtadvaita and the SrikanTha school are steps to attain Advaita.
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> Abhinavagupta has written a complete commentary on the Bhagavadgita,
> considering the teachings of Krishna as that of Brahman.
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> Shaivas hold the upanishads that are specifically śiva-centric like the
> Kaivalya, as dear to them.
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> Even among the Lingāyats there is a Panchāchārya sect which holds
> upanishads to be sacred and they chant the Rudram during the Shiva puja.
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> The śaiva nāyanmārs of the 7-8-9 CE had many who were Brahmins and
> agnihotris.
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> If you know Tamil, you will find this article series interesting:
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> http://www.tamilhindu.com/2009/06/veda-tamil-shaivam-1/
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> So there is a rich legacy of Veda-Śaiva-Brahmin connection.
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> regards
> subbu
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