Ishwa helper Reged: 03/03/02 Posts: 553

Re: British policy on Indian heritage [Re: vinaire] #20528 - 09/18/02 03:49 AM Edit Reply Quote

Actually Dvaita is not anything against Hinduism. It's a way of thinking which should be understood properly within their own jargon/paribhashika sense. Dvaita is as far as I understand never loose from an Advaitic mindset, but it concentrates more on the dualistic nature of the Saguna. When non-Hindu interpretations are applied to Hindu words, one can fall in the trap of the restricted meanings of the non-Hindu language, which is within the framework of non-Hindu thinking. One has to be aware of this problem. Comparing is okay, but identifying without realizing the subtleties in the use in another language with its specific cultural load. In that sense you are right, Vinaire.