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________________ 17. SAIVISM Trinity as expressed in Saivism groups Father Holy Spirit Siva Sakthi Son Kumarakkadavul Pillaiyar Brahman Aiyappan Vishnu "Saivism and Saiva Sittantha The devotional literature of the Bhakthi movement is known as 'Panniru Thirumurai' and the fourteen Sastras of the theological exposition are known as 'Saiva Sittanta Sastras'. Sivagnanapotham by Meykanta Tevar is regarded as the basic text of the Saiva Sittanta Sastras. The Saiva Sittanta Sastras are also known as the Meykanta Sastras. Sivagnanapotham, the basic text of Saiva Sitthanta explains from the creation of man to salvation. To quote a few examples from the first book of Saiva Sittanta Thiruvunthiar: Neelakhanda - One who drank the poison of cosmos which otherwise would have killed all the living 475
SR No.007303
Book TitleDevelopment of Hinduism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorM M Ninan
PublisherM M Ninan
Publication Year
Total Pages582
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size45 MB
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