confused16
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Hello, so this post was the result of some of my thoughts, and a conversation that developed in another thread with @OKO ji that I encountered.
As a Gen Z hindu, I was looking for resources on the various brahmin sub-sects in and around Tamilnadu, their individual practices, beliefs, and their system of authorities they look to for religious guidance - acharyas and peethams.
I shall start with the example of myself, first. My parents belongs to the Vadama, and SV-VK sects and their respective famillies followed -Kanchi Matham, Ahobila Matham and Munitrayam parampara. I live in a world where my parents or even my grandparents admit possessing very superficial knowledge on their respective paramparas, with 2-3 generations focusing purely on trade/livelihood-based education.
As a layperson, I have only heard the teachings of Kanchi Mahaswami who, again to a layperson ears, appears to be a very generic version of hindu teachings (I talk only of the concepts of vedanta/philosophy I have heard, I do not possess knowledge of any rituals/practices to comment on differences) . All this made me wonder, ( again, I consider only vedanta/philosophy) how different are the teachings of the lesser known peethams/paramparas, and how can someone like me (who does not even live inside TN at the moment) go about, if one is curious.
Also, if my post appears too vague, I will clarify that this train of thought started with some very grounded difficulties I faced while attempting to relearn/restart sandhyavandhanam - questions about the poonal thread, the practices etc that went unanswered for a while due to none of my immediate family members appearing to know where to look - who can be considered the authority on such matters.
As a Gen Z hindu, I was looking for resources on the various brahmin sub-sects in and around Tamilnadu, their individual practices, beliefs, and their system of authorities they look to for religious guidance - acharyas and peethams.
I shall start with the example of myself, first. My parents belongs to the Vadama, and SV-VK sects and their respective famillies followed -Kanchi Matham, Ahobila Matham and Munitrayam parampara. I live in a world where my parents or even my grandparents admit possessing very superficial knowledge on their respective paramparas, with 2-3 generations focusing purely on trade/livelihood-based education.
As a layperson, I have only heard the teachings of Kanchi Mahaswami who, again to a layperson ears, appears to be a very generic version of hindu teachings (I talk only of the concepts of vedanta/philosophy I have heard, I do not possess knowledge of any rituals/practices to comment on differences) . All this made me wonder, ( again, I consider only vedanta/philosophy) how different are the teachings of the lesser known peethams/paramparas, and how can someone like me (who does not even live inside TN at the moment) go about, if one is curious.
Also, if my post appears too vague, I will clarify that this train of thought started with some very grounded difficulties I faced while attempting to relearn/restart sandhyavandhanam - questions about the poonal thread, the practices etc that went unanswered for a while due to none of my immediate family members appearing to know where to look - who can be considered the authority on such matters.
