Badarayana/Sankara/Madhva/Ramanuja versus Chaitanya

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I would like to know if there is interest in critically examining the

philosophies of Sankara, Madhva, Ramanuja and examining them from Chaitanyite

perspective (and see their compatibility with that of Badarayana's). We can

take it one by one and discuss important topics such as,

 

1) Brahman,

2) Jiva and its relation Brahman

3) Prakrti and its relation to Brahman

4) Means of attaining Brahman and so on.

 

The discussion can be limited to Upanishads, the Vedanta sutras and Gita.

 

I think this will be a very interesting exercise, if done methodically and very

useful for educating interested devotees. I'm assuming it has not been done in

the past on this forum, atleast not to the extent that I'm fathoming. Dr.

S.M.S. Chari has compared Sankara, Madhva and Ramanuja in his "Philosophy of

Upanishads" and concluded that Ramanuja's is most compatible with the

upanishadic intent (Theisis monism, that is). Has anything similar been carried

out by Gaudiya scholars?

 

in your service,

Aravind.

 

 

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achintya, Aravind Mohanram <psuaravind>

wrote:

> Haribol,

>

> I would like to know if there is interest in critically examining

the philosophies of Sankara, Madhva, Ramanuja and examining them from

Chaitanyite perspective (and see their compatibility with that of

Badarayana's). We can take it one by one and discuss important topics

such as,

>

 

Sounds like a great idea. Personally, I don't feel my understanding

of Acintya Bheda Abheda is strong enough to have such comparative

discussion. But if anyone else is interested, please feel free.

 

> 1) Brahman,

> 2) Jiva and its relation Brahman

> 3) Prakrti and its relation to Brahman

> 4) Means of attaining Brahman and so on.

 

To this you might want to add the following:

5) Nature of various pramaanas

6) Brahman as material and efficient cause

7) Views on jiivan-mukti

 

> The discussion can be limited to Upanishads, the Vedanta sutras and

Gita.

>

 

And why it should be would make for another interesting topic of

discussion.

 

> I think this will be a very interesting exercise, if done

methodically and very useful for educating interested devotees. I'm

assuming it has not been done in the past on this forum, atleast not

to the extent that I'm fathoming. Dr. S.M.S. Chari has compared

Sankara, Madhva and Ramanuja in his "Philosophy of Upanishads" and

concluded that Ramanuja's is most compatible with the upanishadic

intent (Theisis monism, that is). Has anything similar been carried

out by Gaudiya scholars?

>

 

I'm sure the fact that SMS Chari was born into a Sri Vaishnava family

had no bearing on his conclusions.

 

OBL Kapoor does a brief comparison of Achinta Bheda Abheda with the

philosophies of other schools, but his comparison with Raamaanuja,

Madhva, and other Vaishnavas is short, and I suspect is not the last

word as he thinks it to be. This is in his book _The Philosophy and

Religion of Sri Caitanya_.

[Guest guest]

> achintya, Aravind Mohanram

> <psuaravind>

> wrote:

> > Haribol,

> >

> > I would like to know if there is interest in

> critically examining

> the philosophies of Sankara, Madhva, Ramanuja and

> examining them from

> Chaitanyite perspective (and see their compatibility

> with that of

> Badarayana's). We can take it one by one and discuss

> important topics

> such as,

> >

>

 

I wonder if anyone here knows the theology of Gaudiya

Vaishnavism properly through and through before

attempting to draw a comparison on points of other

sampradayas?

 

Haribol, Gaura

 

 

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