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Achutharaman Rangachari - Regional Network Consultant - SMCC CTE • March 13, 2002 


SrI:

Dear Sri Jagan,

Additional information (on top of Sriman Madavakkannan's recommendation) to
learn our sampradaya :

You can start reading the the following recommeded books to get basic to
deeper knowledge in our sampradhaya.

Dr. SM.Srinivasa Chari's book on SriVaishnavism
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1) Vaisnavism : Its Philosophy, Theology and Religious Discipline

2) Fundamentals of Visistadvaita Vedanta : A study based on Vedanta Desika's
Tattva Mukta Kalapa 

3) Philosophy of the VedAntha SoothrAs 

4) Philosophy and Theistic Mysticism of the Alvars

5) Advaita and Visistadvaita - based on Satadushani of vedanta desika  

6) The philosophy of Bramha sutras according to Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva

There are some websites available to give some information on Srivaishnava
philosophy & theology

http://www.ramanuja.org
http://www.srivaishnava.org
http://sriramanujar.tripod.com
http://swamydesika.tripod.com

But, none of the website or email groups can help you to understand our
philosophy in a greater understandable level. Books may help to some extent,
but it may raise certain doubts/questions after reading them. Those could be
clarified then and there thro' a learned scholar/acharya.

The best way to learn the philosophy and theological concept is from a acharya
or from some learned srivaishnava in a kalaksepam (private-lectures to small
set of people with greater level of depth in the subject) style. There are
many scholors available in Mumbai to deliver lectures to understand the
philosophy.  You may read books and web contents to get some knowledge before
you can prepare yourself to attend the traditional kalakshepams.

Hope it helps,

Thanks & Regards,
adiyen Ramanujadasan,
Achutharaman.



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