Aaiyyanism

Aaiyyanism

Aaiyyanism is a branch of Dravidian (South Indian) Hinduism that is around 3500 years old. Its philosophy is similar to mainstream Hindu teachings in that it deals with self-liberation via yogic practises.

Its founder is claimed to be Aaiyyan, an incarnation of Shiva, and as such Aaiyyansm is a form of Hindu Saivaism. The main difference between Hindu Saivaism and Aaiyyanism is that Aaiyyanists believe they are separate from the main Aryan Hindu school of thought and belong to a much older school with a Dravidian historical underpining.

External links

* [http://www.aaiyyan.org Aaiyyan World Foundation]
* [http://secular-india.faithweb.com Critique of Aaiyyanism]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hindu denominations — An article related to Hinduism …   Wikipedia

  • Udaiyan — or D.Udaiyan is the founder of the Cambridge Stuckists, a branch of the Stuckists art movement. He was born in India and was brought up as a follower of Aaiyyanism (a form of Dravidian Hinduism) but now is firmly Anti Aaiyyanist in his outlook… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”