Thengalai-Vadagalai Controversy

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15.5.2002

 

Om Namo Narayanaya

Sriman Naryana Charanow Saranam Prapadhye

Azhwar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

 

Dear Srivasihnavites:

 

It is again and again becoming painful to see slanging matches between the

group members on Thengalai-Vadagalai controversies. It is a known fact that

Vadagalai sect people do not miss any opportunity to run down Thengalai sect

people for extraneous considerations. They have to learn live with the

difference of opinion existing between the two sects. It has been well

refuted and documented by Sri PBA Swamigal about the false propaganda

indulged by Vadagalai sects. If somebody feels that he could not cover the

entire spectrum and left out certain inconvenient things as is made out,

better contact Sri Puthur Swamigal, who is a legend on this subject and get

clarified. There is no point in running away from the arguments by telling

that you want to close down the chapter. Anybody's comment is open to

analysis and one should be prepared to get educated. After all, we are all

trying to learn Srivaishnava philosophy in totality and try to live in that

way to the extent possible. By accepting your mistake and misconceptions

you can earn the respect of other sects and not by casting motives. Any

scholar is open to analysis. A Scholar is not super human being. For that

matter, can we accept whatever scholars of Saiva or other sects say about

us.

 

Please think cautiously before uttering words. It is not an advice but a

humble opinion of a student belonging to Srivaishnava Sampradayam.

 

Please forgive me for this noting as I am not a scholar. But as a student I

always try to learn many new things and would like to have clarifications.

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan

Muralidharan Iyengar

 

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