mohankrishna 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2006 Hare Krishna! Does anyone know what year this would be for vaishnavas? And is it different for sri vaishnavas and gaudiya vaishnavas? Thank you Mohankrishna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vrajavasi 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2006 Radhe Krishna, By year you refer to the calender one is referring to. Shri vaishnavaas belong to south India where all smarthaas, shrivaishnavaas and maadhvaas refer to a calender followed according to saura chandhra maanam. In north India, all the sampradaayaas follow a calender which is followed according to baarhaspathya maana. Radhe Krishna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mohankrishna 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2006 I mean - with the universally used calendar it's 2006. So what year is it for the various vaishnavas? thank you Mohankrishna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vrajavasi 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2006 Radhe Krishna, Mohan Krishna, Radhe Krishna, for gaudiya vaishnavas, a scholar from that spectrum should clear your query. As I said above, for all the vaidikas belonging to Smarta, Shri Vaishnava and Maadhwa schools, the cycle of 60 years adhered according to saura chandramaana is in vogue. Zero base is the beginning of kali yuga. If my inference is correct, gaudiya vaishnavaas should take the first krishna janmaashtami as the zero base. Radhe Krishna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
