--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Shankara traditionally is said to have debated all the great > > > > spiritual leaders/gurus of his time in order to prove their > > > > understanding of enlightenment false (or something). > > > > > > Explains a lot about the TM approach to other > > > forms of spiritual development, n'est-ce pas? :-) > > > > I'm sorry, I honestly am not sure what your point was. > > My point is that there are many spiritual traditions > on the planet that would never even *conceive* of > entering into a debate with another tradition to > "prove their understanding of enlightenment false" > (or, if the "something" was more along the lines of > "prove our understanding to be better," to do that). > > Clearly, if the story you refer to is true, that > was not true for Shankara, and for his tradition.
I don't know if it is true or not, but I believe its supposed to be how he drove them durned Buddhists out of India or something... Apparently there is a tradition of textual argument in the Shankaracharya tradition. The various claimants for Jyotirmath have challenged each other at some point or another using it. 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/
