From: siva@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.tamil
Subject: Re: KANCHI ACHARYA  SATI  ETC
Date: 23 Aug 92 21:45:04 EST
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Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati

In article <BtBCE1.2BD@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>, mvishnu@morse.uwaterloo.ca (m vishnu) writes:
> In article <19821@plains.NoDak.edu> ganapath@plains.NoDak.edu (Prabhukumar Ganapathy) writes:
>>
>>
>>NOTE :
>>I tried to post this as a FOLLOW-UP atricle to the thread where
>>me, Mr.Meenan Vishnu, Mr.Sundara Pandian and again Mr.Meenan Vishnu
>>had already written something. As I had some trobule in posting
>>this article as a follow-up (for some reason it is getting rejected)
>>I am posting this all on its own. Sorry for the inconvenience.
>>This is regarding the word "FACT" used by Mr.Vishnu criticized by
>>Mr.Pandian and retyped as "BRAMANICAL CLAIM" by Mr.Vishnu
>>
>>
>>Dear Mr. Meenan Vishnu
>>
>>Again Wrong Use of the word. Kanchi Acharya is not a brahmin.
>>So his teachings or sayings can not be called brahmanical claim.
>>Here I mean ACHARYA has no caste. If you don't know,  the first
>>that they do when they take up "SANYASA" is to cut the sacred
>>thread (A act that some DK/DMK people like to perform once in
>>a while - Another BARABARIC act according to me - ie not respecting
>>someone's personal feelings) . So no Sadhu for that matter has a
>                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>caste attached to him.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> I was precisely under this impression for a long time.  In fact, the
> sadhus also perform the death ritual for themselves (involving
> pinda (riceball) and water).  However, I was shocked to learn 
> from a PBS TV series 'Sadhus: India's Holy Men', a few months
> ago, that even after doing all that the Bramin Sadhus eat separately
> from the non-Bramin Sadhus.  (I do not want to start another thread
> on this, this thread 'Bramin Sadhus vs non-Bramin Sadhus' ran over 
> 50 (approx.) postings in SCT just over a month ago.  I have saved a
> few of them I can send them to you via e-mail, if you want)  To me
> this (eating separately) looks irrational, but opinions may differ. 
>>
>>Of course you would like to blame everything on one caste
>>which has contributed a lot to the tamil language and cultre.
>>(If not more than everyone else atleast comparable to other
>>castes - I would like to add here)
>>I know that you will not accept my correction. But still ...
> 
> I am not denying that there are/were valuable contribution to the Tamil
> language by Bramin folks.  However, there are/were SOME Bramins 
> who in their selfish interest tried very hard to destroy Tamil works.
> (My favorite example again is the 'locking up of thEvaarams' by the Bramin
> high priests for 3 centuries, see my earlier postings for details)
>>
>>
>>PK
> 
> 
> Meenan Vishnu

Dear Meenan Vishnu;  Your comment on "locking up of thEvaarams"
is very interesting; obviously, I missed your earlier postings.
If I remember correctly, some thEvaarams were actually lost (?)
in the process. Adding to my curiosity is that nowhere have I 
heared any criticism of the "locking up act", may be there have
been(?). Can you please send copies of your earlier postings, if
you have them, directly to my address. Thanks. Siva.


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