2 results for “upanayanam”
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Vedic Knowledge
The Guru–Shishya Tradition
For three thousand years the Vedas were carried in memory, from one teacher to one student. What that relationship was, and what it was never meant to be.
Pandit Shivkumar Iyer · 3 min
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Ritual
Upanayanam: The Sacred Thread
The thread is the visible part. Upanayanam is really about a student being brought to a teacher, and the discipline that follows.
Acharya Vishwanath Iyer · 3 min