Brahma Sutra Baashyam of Srikantha Sivaachaarya

Malolan Cadambi cadambi at HOTPOP.COM
Thu Apr 10 18:23:41 CDT 2003


----- Original Message -----
From: "venkata subramanian" <venkat_advaita at REDIFFMAIL.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 12:07 PM

> as far as i have heard, Sri Kanta Acharya and Appaiya Dikshita
> both were Saivas.,.but DID NOT BELONG TO THE Saiva Sidhanta that
> started in Tamil Nadu specially by sri maikanta sivam etc.
>
> they both were Sivaadvaitins.... advaita in shivism,  which the
> Saiva Sidhanta School in Tamil nadu DOES NOT ACCEPT.
> Saiva sidhanta of Tamil nadu is SHAIVA VISISHTADVAITINS .

Not true. Nilakanta's Brahma Sutra Bhashya is of Visishtadvaita not Advaita.
Appaiya Dikshita reinterprets Nilakanata into Sivadviata.

Nilakanta is very much an integral part of the tamil saiva siddhanta which
includes Meykandar.
Ref: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/meykandar/message/17853

Regards,

Malolan Cadambi



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