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Vadakalai Tenkalai
Vadakalai and Tenkalai tradtions were born after Ramanuja. Vadakalai has Vedantha Desika as its forerunner. He was a contemporary of Shir Vidyaranya and close friend !!! He composed the Hamsa Sandesa on the lines of Mega Sandesa of Kalidasa. He was …
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November 2011
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Your views please
There is the locallegend referring to how the Lingam did not Stand on the pedestral and how it was fixed by Karuvurar Siddhar. May be that legend has some truth also...
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November 2011
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"Tholkappiam preceded Rig Veda"
Yet another case of "Breaking India" Syndrome !!!
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November 2011
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The Idea of !ndia
You have quoted the famous film song But I feel a better description of those out of the country and feel for it will be the lines by Mohammed Iqbal in Sare Jahan Se Accha Gurbaton me ho agar ham, rahatihai dil watan me, Samjo wahe hame bhi, dil …
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November 2011
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The Idea of !ndia
What I want to say is that a Tradition does exist which runs as a thread among the pearls. That is the civilisational consciousness of this country. The British education has badly hurt this tradition. The Northerners may not know much about Krish…
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November 2011
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may some one like this! (Breaking India)
What VKR is saying is nothing new.It is an idea created by the imperialistic rulers from Britain.It is as fanciful as the idea of Haunted Ghosts in Big Temple of Tanjorepreviously raised by him. "The English have taught us that we were not one …
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November 2011
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may some one like this! (Breaking India)
Superb Mail Shankar Sir !!!! Breaking India is a book written by Rajiv Malhotra andAravindan Neelakandan and is a fantastic compilation of all the sources and forceswhich want to break India. It totally exposes the game behind the mischief.A Patriot…
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November 2011
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Removing the Sheen from Buddhism
I ask for the members not issue provocative statements like Shivaji was looter and Gandhiji was stupid. Such Statements if issued, will be contested. Regards. S.Karthik Vandemataram
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November 2011
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Removing the Sheen from Buddhism
1. Netaji Subash Chandra Bose believed thatHitler's Germany with allies as Italy and Japan will give freedom to India and joined them. What the British did not do in 100 years, the japanes did it in just few months. The Jarawas of Nicobar and …
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November 2011
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Removing the Sheen from Buddhism
The greatest Jew of all ages is Albert Einstein !!!!!!!! And He called Gandhi- "Generations to come will scarce believe ...." And he lived in the times of Hitler !!! When he has such a veneration for Gandhi, it is surprising that Gandhi …
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November 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
You will not find Buddhist religion mentioned in Chanakya's Arthasastra or Megasthanes Indica. This itself is sufficient proof that Buddhist religion was not a separate religion before the times of Asoka. Also we have to remember that Buddhist …
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November 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
Buddhism survived in India, and Udayanacharya famously declared in the Jagannatha Temple to the Lord himself when he found the gates of the temple closed "Open the Gates Lord, you exist because of me !!!!!" That is to say that Buddhists …
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November 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
"Appar, Sambandar, Mandan Misra, Kumarilla Bhatta and later Adisankara." Adi Shankara was not later to any of these.Appar and Sambandar were later to Shankara,Kumaila and Mandana Mishra were his contemporaries. Appar's Marumatru thir…
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November 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
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October 2011
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Thiruchendur and Skandasashti
Thanks Shankar Sir.Excellent Mail on Sura Samharam Day. Also let me add that at Tiruchendur is a painting done by a Muslimwho has painted Muruga and named his painting asTsunamiyai vendra Subramanya Swamy !!!!!This is as Tsunami did not come to Tiru…
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October 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
Acharya on Vegetarian food..Perhaps this has been left out of the English Translation !!!! http://www.kamakoti.org/tamil/3dk159.htm Regards,S.KarthikVandemataram
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October 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
Mahaharata says Ahimsa paramo dharmaha. Ahimsa is to be practised at all times by Hindus irrespective of Caste. Shankar can read Kanchi Periyava's Samanya Dharmam lecture on this. Kshatriya dharma is to protect people and dharma and they can …
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October 2011
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Amarkantak - The Pride of Maikal
Good one Saurabh. Also Adi Shankara met Govinda Bhagavatpada on the banks of Narmada !!! He got his Sanyasa - officially from him !! The cave where Govinda Bhagavatpada was living is said to be in Omkareshwar. Shankara entered the cave and he was qu…
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October 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
First Tirthankar of Jainism is a Vedic King mentioned in BhagavataShri Rishabdev !!!There are 24 thirthankars !!!Bhagvata mentions him as a an Avatar of Vishnu.Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism are offshoot religions from theHindu relgion itself.In Tila…
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October 2011
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Horse sacrifice in Rigveda
I disgaree with Shankar sirthat Rama was a non-vegetarian.There is clearly the statement of Sri Rama where he statesin Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 20 -29th verse thathe is going to live only on fruits and roots !!!!Then how can the lord go back on his given…
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October 2011
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Horse sacrifice in Rigveda
The word suraghata sahasrena in the same sarga in 89 th verse is split as belowsureshu devesu na ghatente na santheerthathaha thesham sahasram thenameaningmamsa bhotu danena is the next word and is split aas followingma nasti amsou rajabhogo yasyam …
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October 2011
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Horse sacrifice in Rigveda
Dear Saurabh, The Great Madhvacharya has stated that a live animal is not to be sacrificed.An animal is created out of flour and then that doll is to be sacrificed. There are several controversial passages even occuring in the ramayanawhich will giv…
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October 2011
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Chola Gangam built after Kadaram expedition - why?
Constructing Elephant Bridges is an old Indian Game.Kalidasa mentions this in his Raguvamsa.Ragu crossed the River Kapisa using the Elephant Bridge to defeatthe Kalinga King !!!http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/desi/article59.htm Had googled, its very n…
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September 2011
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Ganapati before Vatapi -2
Its actually Dr.Kern.Have scanned the Gita Rahasya page, attached herewith. Regards,S.KarthikVandemataram
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karrama12
September 2011
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Ganapati before Vatapi -2
1. Appar was a Jain teacher before he became the Saivate monk.It was natural that he did not sing about Ganesha brought into existancefrom Parvati and later beheaded by Shiva and given a elephant head later.Here he was doing a satyagraha with Shiva …
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September 2011
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Ganapati before Vatapi -1
Some one in future might say that Bharathi brought in Ganapathy worshipinto his poems afterLokmanya Tilak started Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav in Maharastra!!!!Until then he was the God of Maharastra !!!!! But Ganapathy worship is as old as the vedas !!!W…
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August 2011
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muruga on big temple vimanam
Attached picture showsGomathi Amman Tapasu festival a symbol equality of Shiva and Vishnu.Bharathiyar has sang about Gomathi Amman but poem is not finished.There is a plaque in the Sankaranar Temple. "Bharathi will be reborn to complete the unf…
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August 2011
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muruga on big temple vimanam
Arunagirinathar is a super poet and if he was an english poet he would have beenas famous as Milton or Dante.Tirupugazh by Arunagirinathar is a very interesting work. The best site for Tirupugazh ishttp://www.kaumaram.com/thiru/index.html Some membe…
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August 2011
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நடந்தாய் வாழி காவேரி.
Adiperukku Vazthukal
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August 2011
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Introducing Puratattva.in
Dear Saurabh, I am very new member in this group. I must say I am greatly surprised and amazed to find such a passion about ourheritage in this group. Your new site is excellent. Definitely I am learning many things from your site.Getting to know a…
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karrama12
August 2011
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