Tirumurai — The word Tirumurai literally means the sacred book . It is a compendium of songs or hymns in the praise of Shiva in the Tamil language. In South India, Shaivas have the Tirumurai as their religious text while Vaishnavas have the Nalayira… … Wikipedia
Tirumurai — The Tirumurai is the Tamil Shaivite (see SHAIVISM) canon. This set of sacred texts, written in Tamil, holds a place in that tradition at least equal to the SANSKRIT texts about SHIVA. It is a collection of devotional hymns and stories of holy… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Nambiyandar Nambi — Tirumurai The twelve volumes of Tamil Shaivite hymns of the sixty three Nayanars 1, 2, 3. Tirukadaikkappu Campantar 4, 5, 6. Tevaram Appar 7. Tirupaatu Cuntarar 8. Tiruvacakam and Tirukkovaiyar Manikkavacakar 9. Tiruvisaippa Tiruppall … Wikipedia
Nayanmar — Statuen der drei wichtigsten Nayanmar, Sambandar, Appar und Sundarar, mit Manikkavasagar in einem Hindu Tempel in Tamil Nadu Nayanmar (Tamil: நாயன்மார் Nāyaṉmār [ˈnɑːjənmɑːr], wörtl. „Gebieter“) bezeichnet die dreiundsechzig Heiligen des tamilis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Campantar — Tirugnana Campantar (also Champantar, Sambandar etc.) was a young Saiva poet saint of Chola Tamil Nadu during the reign of Ninrasir Nedumaran (c.7th century CE).cite web|url=http://tamilartsacademy.com/articles/article08.xml|title=A New Pandya… … Wikipedia
Tirunavukkarasar — Thirunavukkarasar (Tamil:திருநாவுக்கரசர), (meaning King of the Tongue or Lord of Language), also known as Appar ( Father ), birth name Marulnikkiyar, was a seventh CCE Saivite poet saint of Tamil Nadu, one of the most prominent of the sixty three … Wikipedia
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Shaiva Siddhanta — Shaiva (or Saiva) Siddhanta is a Shaivaite Hindu school that encompasses tens of millions of adherents, predominantly in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka ( see Hinduism in Sri Lanka), where it has flourished since the eleventh CCE. Today it has thousands … Wikipedia
List of Iyers — Main article: Iyer Iyers are Hindu Brahmins of Tamil or Telugu origin who are Smarthas or followers of the Smritis.[1] They mostly believe in the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Sankara.[2][3] … Wikipedia
