Meykanda Shastras
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Meykanda Shastras are foundational Tamil philosophical texts that systematically codify and expound the metaphysics and theology of Shaiva Siddhanta.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shaiva Siddhanta scripture
ⓘ
Tamil religious literature ⓘ philosophical text corpus ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide rational exposition of Shaiva Siddhanta
ⓘ
systematically codify Shaiva Siddhanta doctrine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAttribution | Meykandar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | post-bhakti Shaiva Siddhanta texts ⓘ |
| concerns |
means to liberation
ⓘ
nature of Shiva ⓘ nature of bondage ⓘ nature of the individual soul ⓘ |
| coreTextOf | Shaiva Siddhanta metaphysics ⓘ |
| doctrine | Pati-Pasu-Pasa (Lord-soul-bond) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
devotion to Shiva
ⓘ
discriminative knowledge (jnana) ⓘ initiation (diksha) ⓘ role of guru ⓘ |
| epistemology |
accepts Agamas
ⓘ
accepts Shaiva devotional hymns ⓘ accepts Vedas ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic religious text
ⓘ
philosophical prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tamil Saivite monastic traditions
ⓘ
later Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta commentaries ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Meykandar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
Shiva as supreme personal God
ⓘ
realist pluralism of souls and world ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Shaiva Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Agamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaiva Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | authoritative in Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Shaiva Siddhanta monasteries ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics
ⓘ
liberation (moksha) ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| teaches | path of charya, kriya, yoga, jnana ⓘ |
| traditionClassifiesAs | Siddhanta shastras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
grace of Shiva
ⓘ
karma ⓘ three impurities (malas) ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Tamil Shaivites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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