Vadagalai vs Tengalai

[Guest guest]

I can pass on bare knowledge. While a young boy below teens, in the 1940's

I had come in contact with Thirupathy family involve in V vs T case

with regards to Tirupathi Temple. I think it started in late 1800's or

early 1900's and went to the Privy Council It was reagrding the

morning service- Sree Saila Dayapatram, an invocation to Desikha.

Alos U and Y Namas were questioned. The ruling was in favor

Y's and my friends lost ( or paid their share or lost privileges,

aTamarappu family ).

I think there is a Ph.D. thesis from U of Pa by a student ( AMERICAN?).

She is now teaching in Ohio.

You may find the reference in Many Ramayanas.

I will see if I can get the details. I copied some of the pages from

Fort St. George( Madras ) Gazette, a few years ago when I was there.

The facilities were poor annd place stank, so I could not pusue it.

Hope to do so in coming years.

[Guest guest]

Though I think we our again digressing from the main purpose of

this newsgroup, I would like to give as what I understand is

the main philisophical difference between the two schools.

 

The Vadagalai school believes in the philosphy of attaining God by giving tha

anology

of the Monkey and its child. If you notice the baby clings to the Mother

(Monkey)

So if you think the God to be the mother and the devotee as the child, the child

makes an attempt to attain the mother by clinging/believing/making an attempt

to reach God. In short the philosphy says that you need to seek God and have

devotion to get the patronage of God.

 

The Thengalai school believes in the anology of the Cat and the Kitten. The

mother

Cat always grabs the Kitten (Child) by its teeth wherever she goes. So in this

anology the God looks after/protects his people or children. This philosphy is

akin to the Western philosphy of God loves you irrespective of what you do.

 

bhashyam