--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Jul 26, 2006, at 12:55 AM, jim_flanegin wrote:
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Perhaps you should just refer to Maharishi as His Holiness as you
do the Dalai Lama, since you are using equivalent terms anyway. Or
continue to refer to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as Lord Shiva or Lord
Indra. Your choice...
In the case of the Dalai Lama, this name is conferred based on
accomplishment and conferred by living Buddhas. It has a specific
meaning.
FWIW, it's fairly common for Indian teachers to refer
to their own masters as "His Holiness."
In the case of Mahesh, "Maharishi" is an assumed name, as
is "yogi". These were never conferred by the Shankaracharya
tradition he originally came from, nor are they indicative of
accomplishment.
What tradition conferred the title "Maharshi" on
Ramana Maharshi?
