madom /sir Alwars and Acharyas are considered as omnipresentas they r muktaatmans. Any soul will become omnipresent and omniscen t after attaining moksha.Soinstalltion of idols is quite right. its accepted by pancharaatra also but with a condition in every such muktaatma temple there should be a idol oflord vishnu with four hands also. kaasyapah "M.K.Sudarshan" <sampathkumar_2000@xxxx> wrote: Sir/Madam, Very incisive question indeed posed by you. May I add a supplementary to your question to which also I would invite clarification from learned members of this group: Do the Agamas (pAncharAtra or vaikhAnasa) expressly permit installation ("pratishta") and consecration ("avAhanam") of idols for human personages? If the answer is 'Yes' to the above question, and if it is held there is indeed "sAnnidhyam" (immanence) of personages in idols, then would there be anything wrong in constructing a temple exclusively for a human personage (such as a venerable 'achArya' or 'muni' for instance), getting a "kumbhAbhishEkam" performed for it and throwing it open for worship by laity and the public at large? Would having then an "achAryan kOvil" as distinct from a "perUmAl kOvil" be permitted within the framework of Vedic philosophy and theology? Kindly clarify. Thanks and regards, dAsan, Sudarshan --- Veda Venkatesh <veda_venkatesh@xxxx> wrote: > > Sri: > > Respected Bhagavathas, > > I have a doubt regarding the idols of acharyas / alwars that are > installed in temples. I understand that the shastras say that if > an idol of God is installed with the required rituals, the idol is > equivalent to the thirumeni of the Lord. Being omnipresent, of > course, God is present everywhere at the same time. However, all > others, being jivatmas and atomic in nature, are they considered to > be present in the installed idols? if not, why are those idols > installed? Hope my question is not offensive to anyone. > > Respects, > > Vedalakshmi > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ttaining Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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