I should be grateful if anyone can provide bibliographical or other information about Jayendra Saraswati, the Sankaracarya of Kanchi. I am NOT interested (or not much) in the recent scandals involving murder and women, but rather in his previous life and career, and about the bureaucratic/organizational structure of Sankaracaryas. He is featured in Part 2 of the 3-part DVD series ‘Sadhus – India’s Holy Men’.

I am not a member of Indology, so please write to me at s-collins@uchicago.edu. I shall be happy to share whatever information I receive with the Indology list in due course.