Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swami of Sringeri Sharada Peetha has said that like the thread of a garland that keeps various flowers in unison, Advaita philosophy has kept various traditions, sects of the ‘Sanatana Dharma’ together.
He was speaking at the dedication of ‘Shivashakti Dhama’ temple complex built by Aradhana Trust founded chairman and MD of VRL Group Vijay Sankeshwar and his family at Palikoppa village near Hubballi on Thursday.
The seer said: “Through Advaita philosophy Sri Shankaracharya tried to bury the differences over the religion, travelled across the country to convince the people that there was only one God and we worshipped him through his different forms. In places where people seemed unconvinced, he invited them for debate on religious tenets to drive home the point”.
