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I watched this video of his but I couldn't quite understand what he was saying (or what his conclusion was) on wether Shudras can enter Hindu temples, thus what is his conclusion on this matter?

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This Shankaracharya has unusual views on caste

Does Puri Sankaracharya or other teachers say what aspects of the British Raj were divine and based on Manusmriti?

he says that British Raj had divine elements by adhering to Manusmriti !!

BG 18.45: By fulfilling their duties, born of their innate qualities, human beings can attain perfection. Now hear from Me how one can become perfect by discharging one’s prescribed duties.

This Shankarachrya says Sanatana Dharma restricts what can be done based on caste etc. but does not deprive anybody of the fruits of what DOES get done.

He says as a Sanyasi he cannot touch fire and so cannot cook - but others make the food for him. He is prohibited from cooking, but NOT from eating. In other words, ALL Hindus are subject to restrictions that do not deprive them of the fruit of their allowed actions.

So denying temple entry to Sudras according to him is not wrong - If they worship the deity from outside the temple, then they would get the benefit.

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    Typically it is the asat-sudras who had been denied temple entry. According to Brahmavaivartapurāṇa, varnasaṅkaras are divided into 2 groups - satsudra & asat-sudra. Sat-sudras consists of various communities like kayastha, vaidya, abhira (popularly known as Yadavas), weavers, dealers of sweetmeat, milkmen, musicians etc. However in the Hindi belt, for certain reasons these sat-sudra communities refuse to accept their sudra status & instead claim the positions of kshatriyas & vaishyas (which is scripturally invalid), making the asat-sudras the only people who continue to remain as sudras there
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    Commented Aug 15, 2023 at 4:12
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    This creates the widespread misconception prevalent among certain people from North India that all sudras are by default untouchables, which is not the case throughoutthe rest of India, as asat-sudras constitute the illegitimate 5th caste. Since the Sankaracharya also hails from North India, he also has this same misconception, however his views don't resonate in his designated area of Eastern India, where sat-sudras are traditionally regarded as sudras.
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    Commented Aug 15, 2023 at 4:24
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    If you already know what he says, why bother to even ask? Also, as I already proved from scriptures, nobody is restricted from entering into temples. hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/45196/19211
    – Sethu Srivatsa Koduru
    Commented Aug 15, 2023 at 5:22
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    @Rajam. Vide sringeri.net/2007/04/28/news/…. If the Sringeri Shankaracharya hadn't been favourably disposed towards Ramakrishna Mission, the website wouldn't have described the Bangalore Ramakrishna Math in positive terms. Here is an extract from a discourse given by the past Kanchi Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra Saraswati describing the Ramakrishna Mission in positive terms kamakoti.org/kamakoti/stotra/acharyascall/….
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    Commented Aug 15, 2023 at 13:18
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    And here is the video link containing Puri Shankaracharya's disparaging remarks against Swami Vivekananda & Ramakrishna Mission. youtu.be/wlGg2haKsQg. In another video, (which I am unable to locate now), the Puri Shankaracharya went as far as to denounce the Hindu credentials of the Ramakrishna Mission.
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    Commented Aug 15, 2023 at 13:21

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