[Advaita-l] Inquiry Regarding Sringeri Matha’s Own Scholars and Vakyartha Sabha

[Swagata Chowdhury]

I am currently studying Vedanta Paribhasa,Panchadasi and Vibramviveka under
Guruji. Question was simply out of Curiosity.
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On Sat, 9 Aug 2025, 4:52 am Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> I don’t understand what you mean by representatives of Sringeri. Is Sri
> Naveena Holla a representative since he learned nyAya shAstra from
> mahAsannishAnam himself, or not since he is a professor in Rajiv Gandhi
> University? By default there will only be a few scholars in residence at
> Sringeri. There is a difference between a maTha and a western style
> university. Typically you will have one or at most 2 scholars teaching a
> subject.
>
> Also can I know your background and motivation for this since to test the
> knowledge of someone you need to have the relevant background in the first
> place? The scholars in residence typically provide intensive training to
> the next AchArya over multiple years before they take up sannyAsa in
> subjects like nyAya and mImAmsA, so you can imagine their level. The sadas
> is to promote shAstra at a pan Indian level and not for glorification of
> Sringeri scholars.
>
> Ramakrishnan
>
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM Swagata Chowdhury via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I hope you are doing well.
> >
> > I would like to kindly ask if there is any opportunity to witness the
> > participation of Sringeri Matha’s own scholars in a Vakyartha Sabha. As
> far
> > as I understand, the Mahaganapati Vakyartha Vidvat Sabha generally
> includes
> > around fifty eminent scholars from outside the Matha, with perhaps one or
> > two representatives from Sringeri itself.
> >
> > I am particularly interested in learning how the rigor and scholarship of
> > Sringeri Matha’s own scholars compare to those participating in the
> > Mahaganapati Vakyartha Vidvat Sabha.
> >
> > Any insights or information on this matter would be greatly
> appreciated.[If
> > its secretive than even some hints would be appreciated]
> >
> > Thank you all for your time and assistance.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Swagat
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