A fundamental question

[Guest guest]

I have been thinking of this for some time now and even asked someone

while in India but did not get an answer that convinced me. The question

is this why did Sri Madhvacharya divide the madhva community into so

many segments, there are the 8 mutts in Udipi which worship Lord Krishna

that was installed by Madhvacharya himself. Then there are 3 or 4 (sorry

for my ignorance on this) such as the Uttaradi mutt, etc. It also looks

like these mutts have their own main diety. I feel that by doing this

the whole community has been divided; I think a united community would

have been stronger then a divided one for example consider Christians

there are two broad categories (I think) Catholics and Protestants and

they represent a strong group and the same applies with Muslims as well.

I feel that the Hindu community in general is the one that is completely

divided into many different sects and each one in turn end up fighting

with each other as opinions, ideas, etc differ.

 

See what is happening to the country politicians are utilizing this

division among us to benefit them by bringing reservations and other

such things. Sorry my intent is not political but to understand the

basic premise of such division.

 

Thanks

Srikanth