Periya Puranam — The Tamil Periya Puranam of SEKKILAR forms the 12th and final book of the TIRUMURAI, the Tamil Shaivite sacred canon. Periya Puranam means “Great Purana,” or great ancient story. It com prises over 4,200 stanzas. Composed in the 12th… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Sekkilar — (12th century) Sekkilar, whose given name was probably Ramat evar, is the author of PERIYA PURANAM, the 12th and final book of the Tamil Shaivite scripture, the TIRUMURAI. He was a Vellala, a high middle caste designation. He is also known as… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
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Sekkizhar — is a revered poet of Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta. [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/06/04/stories/2002060400590800.htm] He compiled and wrote the Periya Puranam , the life stories of the sixty three Shaiva Nayanars, poets of the God Shiva) who composed… … Wikipedia
Cuntarar — The 3 foremost Nayanars with Manikkavacakar collectively called the Nalvars: (from left) Campantar, Appar, Suntharar, Manikkavacakar. Tirumurai The twelve volumes of Tamil Shaivite hymns of … Wikipedia
Nayanar — Shiva et ses sectateurs Les Nayanar ou Nayanmar étaient des poètes religieux shivaïstes du Tamil Nadu, en Inde, qui furent actifs entre le Ve siècle et le Xe siècle. Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
Manikkavacakar — The 3 foremost Nayanars with Manikkavacakar collectively called the Nalvars: (from left) Campantar, Appar, Cuntarar, Manikkavacakar. Tirumurai The twelve volumes of Tamil Shaivite hymns of … 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
Nayanars — This article is about Shaivite poets of Tamil Nadu. For the ethnic group, see Nayanar (Nair subcaste). The 3 foremost Nayanars with Manikkavacakar collectively called the Nalvars: (from left) Sambandar, Appar, Sundarar, Manikkavacakar. For other… … Wikipedia
History of Shaivism — Portal|Hinduism|Aum.svgShaivism (also spelled Saivism ), refers to the religious traditions of Hinduism that focus on the deity Shiva. [Flood (1996), p. 149.] The worship of Shiva is a pan Hindu tradition, practiced widely across all of India,… … Wikipedia
