Removing The Sheen From Buddhism

[HareKrishna]

[quote name='Husky' date='05 August 2010 - 09:44 PM' timestamp='1281024395' post='107763']



About this, though:

Shankara did not invent that. It is part of Shaktam (and not exclusively Shaktam) that this is Maya.

(While there is some innovation/contribution of Shankara in this area, I really ought to revisit his views before I can confidently parrot my earlier statements on the subject. But - sadly - I have no interest in revisiting anything at present.)

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There are 6 traditional vedic schools:

-nyaya,vaisheshika,yoga which have less following to the general public.

There was a period called by experts the synthetic hinduism period(200-1200 AD) ,the period in which the mimamsa school was predominant and also was the school that overshadowed buddhism in India.

Mimamsa somehow offered something for everybody.Ways for material wealth and pleasure ,spiritual advancement or eliberation.

starting from 1200 was replaced by uttara mimamsa school also known as vedanta.

Vedanta produce teachers like Shankara,Ramanuja,Nimbarka and Chaitanya.

Vedanta is a period of well defined sects,whit rigorous theology and clear practice.

I guess you are more a mimansa-minded human so to speak.

I suggest to make a little search on this 6 schools and solve the mystery of Shankara.