Guest guest Posted March 15, 1996 Report Share Posted March 15, 1996 In connection to what was said earlier by Sri Mani and Sri Sadagopan, we should note that some of India's most famous temples are Saivite (Badri, Benaras, Rameshwaram, etc). Further, Srikanta who lived sometime around 1200 AD (??) expounded the Brama-sutras in which Siva was the material as well as the instrumeal cause of the Universe. He criticized Ramanuja and Sankar in thier respective interpretations of teh Sruti. His work received further commentary by Appaya Dikshitar, a noted Vedic scholar in the 1500s. In other words, I don't think it is fair to characterize Saivism as some minor, cultish or fringe viewpoint in the India. Its Vedic origins is quite readily establishable and if archeology is any source of information, it could have verily predated Vaishnavism in the Indian subcontinent (the insignias found at the Harappa settlement bear the seal of a bull -- the symbol of Siva). sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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