Ayotti, Ayoṭṭi, Ayōtti: 3 definitions
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Ayotti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Acta Orientalia vol. 74 (2013): Historical sequence of the Vaiṣṇava DivyadeśasAyoṭṭi (Ayodhyā) refers to one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desam (divyadeśas or divyasthalas), located in the topographical division of Vaṭanāṭu (“North India”), according to the 9th century Nālāyirativviyappirapantam (shortly Nālāyiram).—Tradition would record the Vaiṣṇava divyadeśas or divyasthalas are 108. The divyadeśa is a base of the cult of Viṣṇu in Viṣṇuism [Vaiṣṇavism] tradition. The list of 108 [viz., Ayoṭṭi] seems to have reached maturation by about the early 9th century CE as all the deśas are extolled in the hymns of the twelve Āḻvārs.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Temples and cult of Sri Rama in TamilnaduAyotti or Ayodhya refers to one of the 108 divyadesas according to Priyavaccan Pillai’s compendium of the Ramayana based on the Nalayirativviyappirapantam.—Ayotti is the most controversial venue on earth as a center of the Rama Cult. The Ramanayas, in all languages, claim Ayodhya to be the birth place of Rama. Nobody could dispute the thesis. If the question is the mandir or masjid (mosque), we will have to decide first who (Rama or Babar) was earlier in point of time. The simple fact is that Islam, as a religion, did not exist at the time of Rama-rajya. Ayodhya, Rama and Sita appear in Tamil literature since the Cankam Age (cf. Purananuru). No other remark is possible within the historical perspective of Ayodhya and Rama and not to speak of Babar.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAyōtti (அயோத்தி) noun < Ayōdhyā. Name of the capital of the kingdom of Kōsala near the site of modern Faizabad, one of catta-puri, q.v.; சத்தபுரியுள் ஒன்று. [sathapuriyul onru.] (கம்பராமாயணம் கையடை. [kambaramayanam kaiyadai.] 7.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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