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KANCHI KAMAKOTI MATH A MYTH Edited by Varanasi Raj Gopal Sharma Varanasi-1 (UP.) “qrrairrec on Publishers Ganga-Tunge Prakashan 50 & 51 Hanuman Ghat Varanasi 1 (UP) (21 001) 10. " 2 8 4. 16 6 w 18. 9. 2». KANCHI KAMAKOTI MATH AMYTH CONTENTS Editors Note Introguetion Date of Shri Shankara Birth Place of Sn Shankara Mathamne Sarvagnya Peetha Pace of Disappearance Kumbakonam = Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt {(Gneage & Gururatnamala) ‘Si Vigyeteerne, Sri Bharat Kichna Tecra SS Vidyarenya & three Machavas. Copper Plates of Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt Buldings at Kenchi ‘Kamakshi Temple & Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt: ‘Removal of Ios of three temples in Kanchi. ‘Shing of Kanchi Kamakot Mut headquarters from Kanchi to Kumbakonam va Tanjore. Sf Suresnwara & Sri Viswarupa Story of Five Lngas trom Kailasa ‘Sh Gaudapadacharya & Sri Govindapadacharya Kanchi Kamakotl Mut authori (50 called) — uranic and Later Literature... ‘The Tatanka Pratishta~ Akhlandeshwari Dew 1844 A. Rebuttal & Denial eters - “The curious ease ofthe missing monk” 25 a 4 a7 EDITOR'S NOTE (On the dawn of 238.1987, Sri. Jayendra Saraswathi Sswamigal (Head of Kanchi ‘Kamakot! math) suddenly isappeared. He reappeared after a week. The media gave a ‘wide publicity to this episode. Sri Swamigal lett the math, without the knowledge of anyone, not even his guru or his Sishya, at dead of night. Mis sacred Danda and Kamandalu ‘ware found abandoned in the Kanchi Math, That he deserted the place during the Chaturmasya period and went on a tour, after laking the oth during Vyasa Puja is significant. This Unshastrie action invited comments from the Jagadgury ‘Sankaracharyas of Owaraka and Puri- Amnaya Maths. When {questioned by he Press and public on this, the Paramacharya ‘ofthe Kanchi Mutt evaded the issue. He playeditdown later by saying "after all, ne had gone there only for some deep and ‘peaceful meditation.” In fact, he threatened to walk the Sistance from Kanchi to Talacauvery, if Sr. Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal did not return. The unshastic action is ‘made to look insignificant by the ingenuity of the Paramacharya. Marvelious indeed! The worst crisis in the Annals of the Kanchi Kamakoti Math stands defused “The Paramacharya of Kanchi Math met the press, ind in the Hindu’ dated 10.8.1887, is reported as having sald, “It has tod an opportunity for us to carty that the Kanchi Mathis ‘he Moola Math'(orignal).” The inspiration (or provocation?) :0 write this booklet is got from this statement, “Salyameva Jayatey say our scriptures. tis adopted in our National Emblem too. To what extent there is ‘satya or truth Dehind the Paramacharya's statement is oitically examined in his booklet. The issue before us is that whether Sankara, 2stabished at allan Amnaya Math at Kanchi or not, The ise 8 sidetracked by the Kanchi Math by bringing In extraneous tnd irelevant facts belore the public. As the Amnaya Maths stand for the four Vedas andits Mahavakyas, here cannotbe a ith Amnaya Math, uniegs there existed a fifth Veda and ite Jpadeshtavya Mahavakya, It is during the past couple of centuries, a relentless >ropaganda has been unleashed by the Kanchi Math fo carve out a place tor iselt among the Maths established by Adi Sankara. Atmong the Amaya Maths established by tne great preceptor, Sri. Act Sankara, Kanchi tinds no place. How ther ould a claim be made for acceptance ofthe Amnaye Moth by jeople? A story is concocted that Adi Sankara established 4 Maths at Sringer, Pur, Dwaraka and Badri for his 4 sishyas, tnd founded a Math at Kanchi for himself, which, therefore is the supreme institution of Sankara, Gulible people Suecumbed to tis wily propoganda nd the Math has cometo be venerated as such. The purpose ofthis book sto examine ts to what extent there s the truth n this, Readers may please (go through the various facts based on historical and SGovernment records, seriptures and opinions reported in the Marious media given herein, and infer for themseves te truth bbehine the claims of Kanchi Math Finally. would be falling in my duties, if! donotexpress my gratitude to the numerous persons who contributed ther mite Rneneially and otherwise n bringing out tis publication. «> \V. RAJ GOPAL SHARMA VARANASI-1 camp: BANGALORE

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