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All these siddhantas had Shruti as pramana, centering around the Rshiparampara. The rshis of the tradition were not affliated to any particular thought process (tattva).  

All these siddhantas had Shruti as pramana, centering around the Rshiparampara. The rshis of the tradition were not affliated to any particular thought process (tattva).  

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President of Indian republic and a renowned Vedantic scholar observed<ref>Radhakrishnan, S. (1926). ''Hindu view of life''. George Allen And Unwin Ltd, London.</ref> - "The difference among the sects of the Hindus are more or less on the surface, and the Hindus as such remain a distinct cultural unit, with a common History, a common literature and a common civilization".  

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President of Indian republic and a renowned Vedantic scholar observed<ref name=":1">Radhakrishnan, S. (1926). ''Hindu view of life''. George Allen And Unwin Ltd, London.</ref> - "The difference among the sects of the Hindus are more or less on the surface, and the Hindus as such remain a distinct cultural unit, with a common History, a common literature and a common civilization.". He further says<ref name=":1" />, "Different sects of Hinduism are reconciled with a common standard."

 

Dr. Radhakrishnan asserts<ref name=":1" /> "Though the Hindu religious thought has traversed many revolutions and made great conquests, the essential ideas have continued the same for four or five millenniums".  

Prof Vincent Smith of Oxford observed<ref>Oxford History of India (1919) Page X</ref>: "India beyond all doubts possesses a deep underlying fundamental unity, far more profound than that produced either by geographical isolation or by political superiority. That unity transcends the innumerable diversities of blood, colour, language, dress, manners and sect".   

Prof Vincent Smith of Oxford observed<ref>Oxford History of India (1919) Page X</ref>: "India beyond all doubts possesses a deep underlying fundamental unity, far more profound than that produced either by geographical isolation or by political superiority. That unity transcends the innumerable diversities of blood, colour, language, dress, manners and sect".