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From: Rajagopalan, Murli, NCSIO (murli_at_att.com)
Date: Mon Jul 06 1998 - 08:48:50 PDT
Please refer to SM Srinivasa Chari's book on Vaishnavism for everything you want to know about Vaishnavism. I believe that according to our aachaaryas, Vaishnavism is the only true vedic religion practiced during even the rgvedic times. So, the sampradaayam existed much before Raamaanuja. -- Murali Kadambi > ---------- > From: TV.Venkat@frco.com[SMTP:TV.Venkat@frco.com] > Sent: Monday, July 06, 1998 11:08 AM > To: bhakti@lists.best.com > Subject: Our Sampradhayam > > Dear Sri Vaishnavas, > > All the rich tradition and culture, that we are following as Sri > Vaishnavites now were Sri Ramanujar's Niyamanam (i.e) we are now > following the guidelines given by Sri Ramanujar for doing the > Thiruvaaraadhanam, Ghosti and following the Nitya-Anusandhanams. > > However, Sri Vaishnavism is existing even before Sri Ramanujar. In > those times, no body recognised the Tamizh Divya Prabhandams, or > during the period, prior to the Azhwars, no prabhandams existed. > > But there certainly would have been a Sampradhayam for the Sri > Vaishnavites during that period. > > Can anyone in our group who knows about this, enlighten me and all > our > other members as to how our Sri Vaishnavism was practised before > Ramanujar. > > Is there any reference book available on this. > > Please do throw some light on these. > > Daasan > > Thirumalai Vinjamoor Venkatesh >