--- In SriRangaSri@xxxx, TCA Venkatesan <vtca@xxxx> wrote: > as I know, this is not accepted by everyone. As such, > I would request you to "prove with pramanams" that > this thaniyan was indeed written by Sri Pillai > Lokacharya. Please refer to page 180 of the LIFCO publication (1968) of the Grantham titled, "MuvAyirappadi Guru Parampara PrabAvam" written by Srimad Thrutheeya Brahmatantra Svatantra Swami, the third Jeeyar of Sri Parakala Matam. Here is the relevant sentence, "... piLLai lOkAchAryArum sri bAshyaththai athikariththu rahasyArththangaLaiyum pala kAlam kEttu andha prabAvatthai, "sIronru thUppil ...... ... ... .........pOmaLavum vAzhvu." enRu aruLichcheydhAr." Please note that this text was written about the time of Sri Manavala Mamunigal. Couple of questions come to mind. [1] Is there an authentic refutation of the above reference in any Thenkalai text by either a contemporary of the Third Jeeyar of Sri Parakala Matam, or someone close to that time frame? Please note, I am not implying that Thenkalais must accept the given reference as authentic if such a formal refutation was not made; just that it would be interesting to know whether this was actually refuted formally in written form by anyone. [2] With respect to Swami Sri Desikan being the author for Lokacharya Pancasat, what is the source reference Sri B.S.S. Iyengar quotes in support of his claim? Is that widely accepted as authentic by Thenkalais in the same way Vadakalais accept the mUvAyirappadi text as authentic source for the authorship of Sri Pillai Lokacharyar for the "sIronRu thUppil.. " thaniyan. I appreciate Sri TCA Venkatesan's caveat about not intending any controversy. The same goes for my post as well. Let us keep this academic and not get emotional. -- adiyEn
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