Guest guest Posted July 30, 1999 Report Share Posted July 30, 1999 Sri Madhavakkannan quotes: > para madha bangam #52: > ---------------------- > vaiyamelaam iruL neekku maNiviLakkaay > manniya naan maRai mowli mathiyE koNdu > mey alathu viLambaatha viyaasan kaattum > vilakkillaa nalvazhiyE virainthu selveer > aiyamaRa aRu samayak kuRumbaRuththOm > aNiyarangar adiyavarkkE adimai seythOm > maiya kadal vattaththuL maRRum thORRum > vaathiyar tham vaayppakattai maaRRinOmE. > > (The boastful arguments of the six religions > have been destroyed. The Vedantic light > is illuminating the entire world. Follow the > divine path of Vyasar who speaks only the > truth. We will follow this path and achieve > the status of serving the Bhagavathas of > Sri Ranganatha.) What are the six religions? I would appreciate if our learned Bhagavathas explain these six religions. Ramanuja dasan Ramagopal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 1999 Report Share Posted August 4, 1999 Sri Ramagopal wrote: > > para madha bangam #52: .... > > aiyamaRa aRu samayak kuRumbaRuththOm > > (The boastful arguments of the six religions > > have been destroyed.) > What are the six religions? I would appreciate if our learned Bhagavathas > explain these six religions. Dear Ramagopal, The "six religions" usually refer to the following traditions which were prevalent in the time of the author of the Brahma-Sutras and Alvars: (1) Buddhism or 'SAkya', propagated by the Buddha also known as SAkyamuni (saakkiyar in Tamil) (2) Jainism or the tradition of the 'sramaNas' (samaNar in Tamil) (3) The materialistic atheism of the Carvaka philosophy, started by Uluka (4) Naiyayikas, or adherents of the nyAya philosophy (5) The atheistic sAnkhyA philosophy of a thinker named Kapila (6) A variant of the yoga philosophy of Patanjali [ Please correct me if I am wrong or if there are other enumerations ] Each of these is refuted on logical grounds by Badarayana, the author of the Brahma-Sutras and first known systemizer of the Vedanta philosophy. It is interesting to note that anything in these various systems that does not contradict the Vedanta philosophy or Vedic practice is accepted, and only those theories which contract the Vedas are rejected. Nammalvar also refers to "six systems" in Tiruvaymoli 4.10.x. adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 1999 Report Share Posted August 5, 1999 Mani, you wrote (regarding the six religions that have been refuted in the paramata bhanga): > (4) Naiyayikas, or adherents of the nyAya > philosophy > (5) The atheistic sAnkhyA philosophy of a thinker > named Kapila > (6) A variant of the yoga philosophy of Patanjali > > [ Please correct me if I am wrong or if there are > other enumerations ] Two questions/clarifications: 1. What exactly do you mean by "atheistic" - do you mean "non-believers in the vEdAs" (referred to as "nAstikA"s), or "non-believers in an Almighty"? Because, I thought the nyAya, sAnkhya, and yOga schools have been vEdic derivatives. Pl. correct me if I am wrong. 2. Also, why were the other two religions, vaisheshika and the poorva meemAmsa, left out by our ALvars for criticism? (I have not read the source material so this may be a very silly question.) -- sarvam sree krSNArpaNam muraLi kaDAmbi ___________ Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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