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Articles: Devotion | Journey into Adi Sankara
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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It is obvious that like Christianity Jewish community also lived in the place of Adi Sankara and lead their religious life with out animosity. Even though there was turmoil in western world both the communities lived harmonious life in Kerala. Their philosophical thoughts and Doctrines were also spread in the country.
The above scenario in Kerala show definitely that the influence of such philosophical thoughts of foreign origin could have been there. Adi Sankara in his Bhashyas endeavors to annul all such speculations that contradict the Vedic Preaching. Among the six chief systems (SHAD DARSNA), all other systems like Mimamasa, Sankhya, yoga, Nyaya and Vaishesika were not regarded as the way to attain real truth.*** He annuls their arguments by proving that Jnana or Real Wisdom is Supreme and hence Vedanta is the system that is acceptable by all.
Such a great Acharya, who judiciously set aside even the orthodox Schools which had not accepted Jnana (Wisdom) as the Supreme, could have certainly mentioned about the religious thoughts of foreign origin in his Bhashyas. Being a witness to all such influences in Kerala, (if at all there) at that time he could have mentioned them in his Bhashyas. Not only he analyzed the speculations of above systems he traveled through out India and had set aside many such Schools that had not accepted Wisdom or real knowledge as the goal to attain liberation. In the absence of any such reference in his Bhashyas on Christianity or Jewish thoughts we are restrained to conclude that the preaching of Adi Sankara might be earlier than the entry of these religions to Kerala i.e. earlier than the beginning of the Common Era. However let us probe into other archaeological evidences and scientific dating in the future Issues.
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