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the expression Srisailēsa dayā pātram, and a quarrel ensues in consequence. The main differences between the two sections are summarised as follows in the Mysore Census Report, 1891: — "The tenets which form the bone of contention between the Tengalēs and Vadagalēs are stated to number 18, and seem to cluster round a few cardinal items of controversy: —
- 1. Whether Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, is (Vibhu) co-omnipresent and co-illimitable with Vishnu;
- 2. Whether Lakshmi is only the mediatrix for, or the co-bestower of mōksham or final beatitude;
- 3. Whether there is any graduated mōksham attainable by the good and blessed, according to their multifarious merits;
- 4. Whether prapatti, or unconditional surrender of the soul to god, should be performed once for all, or after every act of spiritual rebellion;
- 5. Whether it (prapatti) is open to all, or is prescribed only for those specially prepared and apprenticed;
- 6. Whether the indivisibly atomic human soul is entered into, and permeated or not by the omnipresent creator;
- 7. Whether god's mercy is exerted with or without cause;
- 8. Whether the same (the divine mercy) means the overlooking (dhōsha darsanam) or enjoyment (dhōsha bogyatvam) of the soul's delinquencies;
- 9. Whether works (karma) and knowledge (jnāna)are in themselves salvation giving, or only lead to faith (bhakthi) by which final emancipation is attained;
- 10. Whether the good of other (unregenerate) castes should be tolerated according to their graduated social statuses, or should be venerated without reference to caste inequalities;
