Talk:Vidyaranya

why is Vidyaranya being called Madhava - Acharya?
Even the Sringeri website http://www.sringeri.net/jagadgurus/sri-vidyaranya/biography confirms that Vidyaranya, Madhava and Sayana were separate people from different gotras and from different places Warangal and through inscriptions the brothers were from Chandragutti near sringeri. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ge-eN-De (talk • contribs) 00:57, 20 January 2017 (UTC)


 * "Tradition has it that Madhava (the generally accepted pre-ascetic name of Sri Vidyaranya)". Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  11:08, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Sarvadarsana Samgraha
While Sarvadarsana Sangraha is a book written by this author, there is no separate article for Sarvadarsana Sangraha on English Wiki. I would like to start a separate article on the book. Can I? Suggestions and reference welcome. - Veera.sj (talk) 13:19, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Expounded in Sarva Darshana Sangraha
I find the usage of the word Expounded not right. Especially if you read it (not sure whether the people who's work is referenced to use that word actually read it). Because here is the link https://archive.org/details/Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha.by.Madhavacharya-Vidyaranya.tr.by.E.B.Cowell/page/n95 the only thing that is blatantly negative about The System of Purna Pragnja is "guise" in the introduction about this work. There is no expounding anywhere. May be the word expounded can be toned down. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.144.176.250 (talk • contribs) 31 October 2018 (UTC)

Changes to Vidyaranya's wikipedia page
Copied from User talk:Joshua Jonathan

You've extensively used one source in your article, on the role of Vidyaranya in the founding of the Vijayanagara Empire. You might that's to push the academic point of view. It might be, for some academics, but other academics do think otherwise as well (prominently Prof Nilakantha Shastri's). You would expect that in an article such as this a traditional point of view is more fully represented. But it isn't. You've also added a lot of edits making it quite difficult for a general reader to get an idea on Vidyaranya. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RamgopalChandrasekaran (talk • contribs) 04:07, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * I've used, and checked, the sources which were already being used, most notably Dalal, plus a number of additional sources: Jackson, Goodding, Slaje, Clark, and a number of other sources, including Hacker. I guess you object against the use of Goodding, Robert A. (2013), "A Theologian in a South Indian Kingdom: The Histoical Context of the Jivanmuktiviveka of Vidyaranya", in Lindquist, Steven E. (ed.), Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond: Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle, Anthem Press. That's a WP:RS; what he argues is in line with what other authors argue.
 * Nilakantha Shastri's views are explicitly mentioned, and questioned. This is what was in the article 4 months ago:
 * I've expanded that into this:
 * I've expanded that into this:


 * The 'traditional account' is represented; I've expanded the info which was already there, including the critical remarks. You may disagree with this questioning, but you cannot remove reliable sources info, per WP:RS and WP:NPOV.
 * If you think that it quite difficult for a general reader to get an idea on Vidyaranya, then you should try to improve the writing, not mass-revert reliably sourced info. The section on the identification with Madhava could some improvement, maybe; but you don't solve this by simply reverting. What you can do, is check those sources, and see if their info can be presented more clearly.
 * As an endnote, be sure that my interest in Vidyaranya is sincere. I've been studying Advaita Vedanta for years, including reading source texts, like the Upadesasahasri. This was quite interesting; Shankara emphasized immediate insight, without the need to ponder over the Mahavakyas over and over again; and he rejected Yoga; this stands in contrast to contemporary Advaita Vedanta. So, I wanted to understand this discrepancy, and the endorsement of Advaita Vedanta by the Vijayanagara rulers partly explains this. Regards, Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  06:51, 16 April 2022 (UTC)