--- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > My understanding is tha the TMO was providing substantial funding > > for Shantanada and his Shakaracharayaship. (Correct me if my > > > understanding is wrong). > > > > This would have been about 35years or so ago. DOn't think that MMY > > had much money atthat point. > > That would be around 1970. Its my understanding that MMY had been > substantially funding Shantanada's seat prior to that -- though its > based on various convos, not one air-tight source.
I don't see how. MMY's funding didn't take off til later as far as I know. > > And during that era, there was lots of money flowing -- the suitcase > story is from that era. As suitcase of money isn'tnecessarily all that much unless it was in thousands... > > And some of the TTC's in India went to see Shantananda I believe, as > did some of the 108 around 1973. > > Regardless, as I have understood it, Shantananda was asked to step > down due to his lack of qualifications. Which he did. And his > successors have been banned from using the title Shankaracharaya. His > linneage does not appear to have much power or respect other than from > the TMO. It's a very complicated story, http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgadkw/position/shank-jyot-ascii.html As far as I know, no-one is barred from using the title. Lots of people claim the title. BTW, a few months ago, an arrest order wasissued for Swami Saroopananda based on a complaint by Swami Vasudevananda that he was stealing from the temple.The arrest order was rescinded a few days later. > > But he was I sweet man I hear. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
