Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 Is this in reply to my earlier statement about the migration time frame? If not I apologize. If so, as I said, the earliest mention is supposedly in the 9th Century AD. (I'm not sure if I mentioned the era. I meant AD of course). My guess is also that (based on folklore/legends), they were already advaitins when they migrated. Thanks Ravindra >"vpcnk <vpcnk" <vpcnk >INDOLOGY >INDOLOGY >[Y-Indology] Re: Sanketis > >If Sankethis are smaarthaas, then their migration into Karnataka >would probably be after Shankara who supposedly lived around 500 CE - >but again it is to be noted that some local histories place Shankara >around 50 BC. > >Ofcourse there is the other possibility that they embraced >Advaita/smaartha after then landed in Karnataka. > > > > >indology > > > >Your use of is subject to > > _______________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 I'm sorry if I was unclear. My surmise that Sanketis were advaitins when they migrated had/has nothing to do with the particular inscription in question. As said, that was just my guess based on some folklore I've heard over the years. This was a clarification of my earlier statement. Thanks, Ravindra >"lsrinivas <lsrinivas" <lsrinivas >INDOLOGY >INDOLOGY >[Y-Indology] Re: Sanketis >Mon, 24 Feb 2003 21:29:54 -0000 > >I am somewhat unclear on one point. Perhaps you or Nanda could help >me. > >If you look at inscriptions, brahmanas are usually not identified as >advaitins or non-advaitins, at least not in the South. A brahmana in >the inscriptions is usually identified only wrt his gotra, pravara, >veda, shakha etc. You could make out his sectarian affiliation >sometimes either from some clue words in the inscription or from his >name etc.. Many times in Sanskrit (or Tamil) works when authors write >about themselves, they mention their gotra etc lineage but not really >if they were advaitins or not. You could always make out a >Srivaishnava or Madhva writer from such self descriptions since >enough clue words would be there. But it's hard to make out for a >Smarta, his specific doctrinal or religious preferences. > >Regards, > >Lakshmi Srinivas _______________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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