The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary)
author: T.N. Ganapathy
edition: 2013, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Trust
pages: 3832
ISBN-10: 1895383617
ISBN-13: 9781895383614
Topic: Shaivism
The Greatness of the Agamas
This chapter describes The Greatness of the Agamas located on page 80 in the English translation of the The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary) [also: Tirumantiram, Tirumandiram etc.]. This book by Siddha Tirumular (Thirumoolar) deals with Shaiva literature (such as the Agamas) and, being encyclopedic in form, also deals with topics such as spiritual wisdom, Yoga, Indian philosophy and Tantra. This is Chapter 3 part of "Invocation of Lord Vinayaka"
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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) [by Deepak bagadia]
This scripture is considered as summary of all Agamas. Secondary sources: Few commentaries of Agama and many scriptures and books written by different scholars of both philosophies -Jainism and Yoga have been referred to here....
Read full contents: Part 6 - Survey of previous research (Literature Review)
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) [by N. Veerappan]
The Vedas and agamas are generally accepted as authoritative scriptures. The suta samhita (Chandogya Upanishad) considers the relative importance of the Vedas and agamas and concludes that the Vedas represent a higher authority than the agamas and the latter are meant only for those who have made less progress. The siddhantins do not accept this view and say that both of them are divinely inspired....
Read full contents: Works by Earlier Shaiva Siddhanta Teachers
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
Tirumular mentions his nine Agamas as Karanam, Kamikam, Vzram, Cintam, Vatulam, Vyamalam, Kalottaram, Supram and Makutam. Tivakaram and Pinkalantai, the Tamil Lexicons, give the names of some more Agamas. It will be seen that more and more Agamas were becoming popular in the Tamil country and from the story of Meypporul Nayanar, we learn that Shaivites were anxious to discover more and more Agamas. Dr. V. V....
Read full contents: Nayanar 30: Tirumular (Thirumoolar) or Tirumula
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]