Meykandar
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Meykandar was a 13th-century South Indian philosopher and theologian whose writings systematized and profoundly shaped the Shaiva Siddhanta school of Hindu thought.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meykandar canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hindu philosopher
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Shaiva Siddhanta philosopher ⓘ Tamil philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Sivagnana Siddhiyar commentarial tradition ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 13th century ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval Tamil Hinduism ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Shaiva Siddhanta dualism of God, soul, and bonds
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path to liberation through Shiva’s grace and right knowledge ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Meykanda Devar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tamil Shaiva scholastic tradition
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later Shaiva Siddhanta teachers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethics
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liberation (moksha) ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| movement | Tamil Shaiva revival ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sivagnana Bodham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
emphasis on scriptural exegesis in Shaiva Siddhanta
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three eternal realities: Pati, Pasu, Pasam ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Shaiva Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInTradition | foundational teacher of Meykandar Sampradaya in Shaiva Siddhanta ⓘ |
| region |
South India
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Shaiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
commentator on Shaiva Siddhanta scriptures
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systematizer of Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy ⓘ |
| tradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipFocus | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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