Editing Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
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Under the leadership of Sri [[Chandrashekharendra Saraswati VIII]] (born 20 May 1894; 68th pontiff 1907 – 8 January 1994), who was regarded as an ''avatara purusha'', a realised seer,<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018">T.M. Krishna (Mar 04, 2018), [https://scroll.in/article/870688/jayendra-saraswathi-redefined-kanchi-mutts-role-but-never-earned-the-stature-of-his-forerunners ''Jayendra Saraswathi redefined Kanchi Mutt’s role – but did not earn the stature of his predecessor''], scroll.in</ref> the peetham gained a significant role as a traditional center of religious studies, focusing on male Brahmin students.<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018"/> |
Under the leadership of Sri [[Chandrashekharendra Saraswati VIII]] (born 20 May 1894; 68th pontiff 1907 – 8 January 1994), who was regarded as an ''avatara purusha'', a realised seer,<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018">T.M. Krishna (Mar 04, 2018), [https://scroll.in/article/870688/jayendra-saraswathi-redefined-kanchi-mutts-role-but-never-earned-the-stature-of-his-forerunners ''Jayendra Saraswathi redefined Kanchi Mutt’s role – but did not earn the stature of his predecessor''], scroll.in</ref> the peetham gained a significant role as a traditional center of religious studies, focusing on male Brahmin students.<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018"/> |
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His successor Sri [[Jayendra Saraswati]] was appointed as successor in 1954,<ref group=web name="TIE_2018">[https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-was-sri-jayendra-saraswathi-dead-successor-kanchi-peetam-5081186/ ''Who was Sri Jayendra Saraswathi?''], The Indian Express, February 28, 2018</ref> and succeeded him at 3 |
His successor Sri [[Jayendra Saraswati]] was appointed as successor in 1954,<ref group=web name="TIE_2018">[https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-was-sri-jayendra-saraswathi-dead-successor-kanchi-peetam-5081186/ ''Who was Sri Jayendra Saraswathi?''], The Indian Express, February 28, 2018</ref> and succeeded him at 3 january 1994, staying in office untill his death at 28 February 2018. Jayendra favoured an outreach to a broader audience beyond the Brahmins, propagating Hindu-values and lifestyle in general,<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018"/> leading to tensions between Chandrashekharendra and Jayendra.<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018"/>{{sfnp|Sunil|1987}} Due to these tensions, in august 1987 Jayendra disappeared for a couple of days, apparently withdrawing from the temple leadership, but returning just a couple of days later and eventually succeeding Chandrashekharendra Saraswati.<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018"/>{{sfnp|Sunil|1987}}<ref group=web name="TIE_2018"/> Jayendra broadened the scope of the peetham, supporting "schools, colleges, hospitals, and rural programmes."<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018"/> He opposed Christian conversion efforts by active oureach toward the poor and down-throdden, visiting slums and poor neighborhoods.<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018"/> Jayendra was also politically involved, maintaining contacts with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], [[Vishwa Hindu Parishad]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref group=web name="T.M.Krishna_scroll.in_2018"/> |
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===Sankararaman murder case (2004)=== |
===Sankararaman murder case (2004)=== |