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 Adjuncts of Jiva and Para
This chapter describes The Adjuncts of Jiva and Para located on page 2804 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 28 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 8"
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
Lingasharira of Jiva is the eight-fold Puryashtaka, the city of the group of eight. It is the subtle body of Jiva consisting of Pancatanmatras, Buddhi, Manas and Ahankara. The subtle body of Puryashtaka Shiva (Macro Cosmic) consists of Citi, the consciousness power of Absolute, Citta, the cosmic mind, Caitanya, Freedom of knowing and doing (Jnana & Kriyashakti), Cetana, Supreme Consciousness (Shiva), Cetana, Empirical consciousness of individual (Pasu), Jiva, Life, Kala, Ray, Sharira Karma....
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Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
That the term jiva denotes not only the jiva itself, but extends in its denotation up to the highest Self, we have explained before when discussing the text, Let me evolve names and forms....
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Shankaracharya and Ramana Maharshi (study) [by Maithili Vitthal Joshi]
Wherever the creation and the dissolution of the jiva are described, they should be understood as of the limiting adjuncts and not of the jiva. While discussing the measurement of the jiva, Acarya explains that the jiva cannot be of the measurement of the atom in primary sense. But, this is seen to be described in the Shrutis only in a sense that the Self is difficult to understand; or it is explained considering the limiting adjunct of the jiva....
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]