11-29-2004, 02:41 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->We could have a good discussion about the ramifications of the smartha sampradaya, Kaushal. We would need experts like Ashok Kumar for input on its origins. Surely they did not appear from nothing in the 8th century. What was their lineage before the 8th century, their philosophy then? Why is this forgotten? Did we have priests before the advent of Adi Shankara?
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What do you mean lineage before the 8th century?
Adi Sankara came to reinforce the traditional Vaidika Sanatana Dharma as has always existed since time immemorial.
Alternate heretic cults arise at regular intervals in order to act as an intellectual stimulus for the Jivas.
If this were not done, the Jivas would sink into Tamas.
It is only in adversity that the Jiva rises up and developes positive Sattvika qualities.
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What do you mean lineage before the 8th century?
Adi Sankara came to reinforce the traditional Vaidika Sanatana Dharma as has always existed since time immemorial.
Alternate heretic cults arise at regular intervals in order to act as an intellectual stimulus for the Jivas.
If this were not done, the Jivas would sink into Tamas.
It is only in adversity that the Jiva rises up and developes positive Sattvika qualities.