Guest guest Report post Posted September 26, 1994 Kannan Srinivasan asked me about origin of Iyengars. I thought the following might be interesting to others also. There were 74 disciples of Sri Ramanuja. The rate of population growth in world is about 2.7% per year, The rate of population growth in India is about 2.6%, The rate of population growth in Tamil Nadu is about 1.2%. If we assume a population growth of 1.1% per year over 850 years, the 74 becomes 800 000. If we use a 1.2% growth rate over 850 years, 74 becomes 1 870 000. The population of TN is about 50 million, Karnataka 40 million. 800 000 works out to 1.6% of 50 million, which is too high. 800 000 works out to about 0.9% of 90 million, which seems OK. Any comments about my "guesses" from anybody? ------------ In <199409261434.HAA04326, Parthasarati Dileepan wrote: >Dr. Radhakrishnan, ex-president of India, captures the essential >difference between the two groups in his "monkey theory" and "cat >theory" [2]. A.L. Basham, in his "Wonder that was India", also gives this explanation. I think the cat/monkey concept is from some other earlier Vaishnava source. I think Dr.Radhakrishnan did not do a good justification regarding Sri Vaishnavism. There are mistakes. That is what I heard. >[1] "Achaarya vaibhavam," Published by Sri Vishistadvaitha >Research Center, 66, Dr. Rangachari Road, Mylapore, Madras 600 >018. > >[2] "Indian Philosophy," Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Vol 2., page 706. > Srinivasan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 28, 1994 K. Srinivsasan writes: > Kannan Srinivasan asked me about origin of Iyengars. > I thought the following might be interesting to others also. > > There were 74 disciples of Sri Ramanuja. There were 74 *main* disciples of Ramanuja. These were the scholar/students he had whom he nominated to spread the Srivaishnava religion and philosophy. These 74 were the "simhaasanaadhipatis". He had "countless" others, according to the biographies. I wonder what happened to them all; perhaps many were killed during Malik Kafur's invasion of Tamil Nadu a couple of centuries later? Mani Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
