Vaj wrote: > In fact the Shankaracharya of the south didn't > even know who he was... > You are incorrect, Vaj. According to Paul van Owen, the Shankaracharya of Sringeri knew exactly who the Marshy was:
"He also emphatically confirmed that in his opinion - and in the opinion of Shringeri Matha - Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvatî had been the lawful and respected Pîthapati of Jyotirmath. In their view Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvatî had been a disciple of Shrî Shantânanda Sarasvatî, maybe even a rather disobedient and naughty disciple..." Read more: From: Willytex Subject: Report of a visit to the Shankaracharya Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: June 8 2005 http://tinyurl.com/2usju3 > I've notice a number of questionable claims > from Coplin on the web... > The questionable claims come from your own Shankaracharya Guru, Vaj; 'Sri Jayendra Saraswati cannot be regarded as a Sankaracharya at all, because the Kanchi math is not one of the four peethas constituted by Adi Sankaracharya. It is only a shakha (branch) of the Sringeri peetham.'" Read more: From: Willytex Subject: A South Indian Bigman Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: March 17, 2006 http://tinyurl.com/nkq9fn
