This is a list of popular Hindu temples in the indian state Tamil Nadu, known as land of Temples, Nearly 34,000 ancient temples.many at least 800 to 1200 years old, are found scattered all over the state. Most of the largest Hindu Temples reside here.
Studded with complex architecture, variety of sculptures, and rich inscriptions, the temples remain the very essence of the culture and heritage of Tamil land, with historical records dating back to at least 3000 years.
PANNIRU THIRUMURAI(PANNIRU(Twelve Thirumurai,Holy books)
The Twelve books collection of hymns and writings of South Indian Saivite Saints, compiled by saint nambi-Andar-Nambi.
One of the greatest movements of the world the saiva bakthi movement took place in Tamil Nadu between the seventh and tenth centuries. The movement surrounded the entire land and the inspiration for this was the writings of the Saiva Saints, Which formed the canonical literature of Saivism.
Saivism is a pan indian phenomenon, but it was these saints who took it to the common man through their hymns. For the first time, hymns were composed in the regional language, namely Tamil, Instead of Sankrit. The panniru Thimurai is a canonical literature that is unique in more then one sense. it was written is Tamil and formed the fountain head of Saiva Siddhanta Philosophy. it was also divine and attracted people. the outpourings were superbly devotional and it was this that sparked off the bakthi movement.
The sincerity and depth of the poems of the panniru Thirumurai captured the head and heart of the common people. the result was that the popular and powerful faiths of Buddhismand jainism slowly faded away.
The tamil panniru Thirumurai saivite literature covered the way for devotional literature in other regions to appear in their regional languages instead of Sankrit. The Bakthi movement spread all over the country. We find that this canonical literature occupies a special place in indian religious literature. A study of saivism in india is incomplete if the contribution of Tamil saints is not understood.
The canonical literature, as mentioned earlier, comprises of the poetry of Tamil saivite like.
1. Thirugana Sambanthar,
2. Thrinavukkarasar(Appar)
3. Sundarar,
4. Manikkavasagar,
and other, the corpus of devotional literature is collectively called panniru Thirumurai. As the name reveals, if consists of twelve major titles.
These 13 Thrimurais are arranged into four categories.They are given below:-
Sathothiram (Stothram) - (Hymns is praise (Thirumurais 1-9)
Chaaththiram (Shaastram) - (Guidelines or philosophical treatises 10- Thirumurai.
Prabhantam(assorted) - Songs composed of various language constructs (11th Thirumurai)
Puraanam (History) - Historical recounts ( 12th Thirumurai)
The Thirumurais (Holy books) have been named numerically as the.
1st Thrirumurai(Book.1) 2nd Thirumurai(Book 2) etc., of these the spiritual outpourings of Thirugana samanthar (ca 600) are divided into the first three books(Thirumurai-1-3)
Thirumurais 4-6 are the hymns of Thirunavukkarasar (Appar) - (a contemporary of sambanthar)
Thirumurai 7 contains the hymns of saint sundarar(ca 800) All these seven books are collectively called Thevaram.
The 8th Thirumurai is by Manikkavasagar(ca850) and contains two works, namely Thiruvaasagam and Thirukkovaiyaar.
The 9th Thirumurai, known as Thiruvisaippaa and Thiruppallaandu, Which together comprises an anthology of hymns by nine saints (Described in table below)
Thirumanthiram, a unique book by saint Thirumular(ca 200 BCE) forms the 10th Thirumurai.
The 11th Thrirumurai contains the hymns of ten saints, including saint Nakkeerar and Nambiandarnambi (the compiler) called prabhantams.
The 12th Thirumurai is the periyapuraanam by saint sekkilaar (11th century) narrating the life story of the 63 Nayanar (Saivite) saints.
Studded with complex architecture, variety of sculptures, and rich inscriptions, the temples remain the very essence of the culture and heritage of Tamil land, with historical records dating back to at least 3000 years.
PANNIRU THIRUMURAI(PANNIRU(Twelve Thirumurai,Holy books)
The Twelve books collection of hymns and writings of South Indian Saivite Saints, compiled by saint nambi-Andar-Nambi.
One of the greatest movements of the world the saiva bakthi movement took place in Tamil Nadu between the seventh and tenth centuries. The movement surrounded the entire land and the inspiration for this was the writings of the Saiva Saints, Which formed the canonical literature of Saivism.
Saivism is a pan indian phenomenon, but it was these saints who took it to the common man through their hymns. For the first time, hymns were composed in the regional language, namely Tamil, Instead of Sankrit. The panniru Thimurai is a canonical literature that is unique in more then one sense. it was written is Tamil and formed the fountain head of Saiva Siddhanta Philosophy. it was also divine and attracted people. the outpourings were superbly devotional and it was this that sparked off the bakthi movement.
The sincerity and depth of the poems of the panniru Thirumurai captured the head and heart of the common people. the result was that the popular and powerful faiths of Buddhismand jainism slowly faded away.
The tamil panniru Thirumurai saivite literature covered the way for devotional literature in other regions to appear in their regional languages instead of Sankrit. The Bakthi movement spread all over the country. We find that this canonical literature occupies a special place in indian religious literature. A study of saivism in india is incomplete if the contribution of Tamil saints is not understood.
The canonical literature, as mentioned earlier, comprises of the poetry of Tamil saivite like.
1. Thirugana Sambanthar,
2. Thrinavukkarasar(Appar)
3. Sundarar,
4. Manikkavasagar,
and other, the corpus of devotional literature is collectively called panniru Thirumurai. As the name reveals, if consists of twelve major titles.
These 13 Thrimurais are arranged into four categories.They are given below:-
Sathothiram (Stothram) - (Hymns is praise (Thirumurais 1-9)
Chaaththiram (Shaastram) - (Guidelines or philosophical treatises 10- Thirumurai.
Prabhantam(assorted) - Songs composed of various language constructs (11th Thirumurai)
Puraanam (History) - Historical recounts ( 12th Thirumurai)
The Thirumurais (Holy books) have been named numerically as the.
1st Thrirumurai(Book.1) 2nd Thirumurai(Book 2) etc., of these the spiritual outpourings of Thirugana samanthar (ca 600) are divided into the first three books(Thirumurai-1-3)
Thirumurais 4-6 are the hymns of Thirunavukkarasar (Appar) - (a contemporary of sambanthar)
Thirumurai 7 contains the hymns of saint sundarar(ca 800) All these seven books are collectively called Thevaram.
The 8th Thirumurai is by Manikkavasagar(ca850) and contains two works, namely Thiruvaasagam and Thirukkovaiyaar.
The 9th Thirumurai, known as Thiruvisaippaa and Thiruppallaandu, Which together comprises an anthology of hymns by nine saints (Described in table below)
Thirumanthiram, a unique book by saint Thirumular(ca 200 BCE) forms the 10th Thirumurai.
The 11th Thrirumurai contains the hymns of ten saints, including saint Nakkeerar and Nambiandarnambi (the compiler) called prabhantams.
The 12th Thirumurai is the periyapuraanam by saint sekkilaar (11th century) narrating the life story of the 63 Nayanar (Saivite) saints.
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