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NOTE FROM THE MODERATOR

Dear Bhagavatas:

May I draw your attention to the following postings 
in "Sri Ranga Sri" which deal extensively with the 
differences between Advaita, Dvaita and Visishtaadvaita 
philosophies under the title "Greatness of Ramanuja Darsnam".
Hope this will clarify the doubts on this issue. 

AFTER Reading through the entire series, you may feel free 
to contact me for any questions / doubts / suggestions at 
"Ramanbil@xxxx" 
and NOT at "SriRangasri" journal site.
Thanks for your understanding.
Dasoham
Anbil Ramaswamy
Moderator
"Sri Ranga Sri"
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Vol # / Issue # Date Serial # in SRS 
Yahoogroup site
1 /018 01/24/2001 089
1 /019 01/31/2001 090
1 /020 02/07/2001 092
1 /021 02/14/2001 094
1 /022 02/20/2001 097
1 /023 03/01/2001 116
1 /024 03/03/2001 118 and
1 /025 03/07/2001 122
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*** SRINIVASA ****

Sri Kannan,


It would be beneficial for this group to know the explanation given by
Ramanujar to explain the contradiction you describe. Can you or anyone else
in the group help do this.

Thank you,

Ravi Rajagopal

-----Original Message-----
From: Kannan [mailto:vaikan@xxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 7:50 PM
To: vaidyanathiyer@xxxx
Cc: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] visihtadvata philosophy


Sir,
To put in simple terms
According to The Dvaita Philosophy both THE PARAMATHMA and THE
JEEVATHMA are real (satyam)
According to The Advaitha Philosophy THE PARAMATHMA alone is real.
The Vichishtathvaitha Philosophy is also Advaitha.The difference
between these two is subtle,nice and superb.As The Vichishtathvaitha also
says that The Paramathma alone is real,it is an Advaitha.However,it is
different from Sankar's Advaitha,in as much as Ramanuja (the propounder of
The Vichishtathvaita Philosophy) has cleverly removed a snag that he saw in
Sankar's Advaita.
Let me explain. Adavitha,Dvaitha and The Vichishtathvaitha are the
three main philosophies - all based on The Holy Vedas.In fact they are
different interpretations of the same work.The Vedas speak of THE PARAMATMA
and THE JEEVATMA.
.
While The Vedas say ,in some vakyas, that The
Pramathma alone is real (ie. satyam),in someother vedavakays the same
Veda says that both The Paramathma and The Jeevathma are real.
The Dvaitha Philosophy (propounded by
Modvachariar) accepts that both The Paramathma and The Jeevathma are real. On
the other hand, The Advaita Philosophy (propounded by Sankarachariyar) claims
that The Pramatma alone is real.
It should be apparent that these two
statements contradict each other.In establishing The Advaita Philosophy, 
Sankarachariar has had to refute and reject the Vedavakyas that say that
both the Paramatma and the Jeevatma are real.
Ramanuja was convinced that Paramatma
is alone satya and thus established The Advaita Philosophy. However he felt
that it is rather inconvenient to have to reject any vedavakyas - The Holy
Vedas is the very source and the authority of his philosophy and thus must
be wholly accepted.There cannot be and should not be any inconsistency
within the source. Ramanuja clverly removed the snag of Sankara's rejection
of certain portions of the source. Thus, Ramanuja's philosophy is termed as
The Vichishtatvaita-the Advaita that is vichista.It is a modification,rather
a glorification of the earlier Advaita philosophy. He has explained through a
lot of illstrations.
This is only a genral outlook. For a clearer
understanding of these,there are a lot of books and articles by scholers.Our
Acharyars also are explaining these inticacies in their discourses and
kalakshepams.
All the 3 philosophies are good and sound - each in its
own way.
It may be perplexing for a fresher to hear that
contradictory statements within a framewok have all been accepted and is
free from any inconsistency.
In a seprate article I would like to attempt to explain
the plausibility of such interpretations.

with regards,

V.KANNAN

----- Original Message -----
From: <vaidyanathiyer@xxxx>
To: <SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 6:57 PM
Subject: [SriRangaSri] visihtadvata philosophy


> sir
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> i would like to know what is the philosophy.
> shall be greateful if any one can explain it shortly.
> also in what way it differs from advaita
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