Body, Self and Consciousness according to Tirumūlar's Tirumandiram: A comparative study with Kashmir Saivism
Tirumular's Tirumandiram is the earliest known Tamil treatise on yoga. This text is considered to be both, a devotional work as well as a tantric text. Unlike other major Siddha compositions, Tirumandiram does not contain any section on medicinal preparations or alchemy. It is the only Tamil te...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2017]
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International journal of Dharma Studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 5 |
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Tirumandiram
B Kashmir Saivism B Consciousness B Pratyabhijna B Tirumanṭiram B Siddha B Tirumular B Self B Body B Tamil language |
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Summary: | Tirumular's Tirumandiram is the earliest known Tamil treatise on yoga. This text is considered to be both, a devotional work as well as a tantric text. Unlike other major Siddha compositions, Tirumandiram does not contain any section on medicinal preparations or alchemy. It is the only Tamil text where the sections are named tanṭiram. In contrast to the popular pluralistic Saiva Siddhānta, Tirumandiram, one of the twelve Saiva cannons (tirumurai), is monistic in its philosophy. This study, while elaborating on the metaphysics of the text Tirumandiram, also examines the shared philosophical thoughts between the monistic Kashmir Saivism and Tamil Siddha mystics. |
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ISSN: | 2196-8802 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Dharma Studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1186/s40613-016-0045-5 |