The figures of Sundarar and four Santāṉa kuravars in which Meykandar appears second from left to right. Karur temple, Tamil Nadu.
Personal
Born
Swetavana Perumal
Tirupennākadam Tamil Nadu, India
Died
13th century CE
Thiruvennainallur Tamil Nadu, India
Religion
Hinduism
Known for
Expounded Shaiva Siddhanta
Organization
Founder of
Tamil Siddhantism and Lineage of Santana Kuravar
Philosophy
Shaiva Siddhanta
Religious career
Guru
Paranjyoti
Literary works
Śiva Jñāna Bodham
Meykandar (Tamil: மெய்கண்டார், Meykaṇṭār, lit. the truth seer), also known as Meykanda Devar, was a 13th-century philosopher and theologian who contributed to the Shaiva Siddhanta school of Shaivism.[1][2][3] His literary work known as Śiva Jñāna Bodham (in Tamil) on Shaiva Siddhanta has enjoyed great vogue and prestige among Tamils comparable to other works of Hindu philosophy from the Advaita of Adi Shankara and Vishishtadvaita of Ramanuja.[4][5]
^Subramuniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya (2003). Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism. Himalayan Academy Publications. p. 253. ISBN 9780945497899.
^́Sripatipandita (1936). The Śrīkara Bhāshya: Introduction Volume 1 of The Śrīkara Bhāshya: Being the Vīrasaiva Commentary on the Vēdānta Sūtras. Conjeeveram Hayavadana Rao, Akshaya Prakashan. ISBN 9788188643011.
^Contemporary Indian Literature, Volume 5. Shastry. S.L. 1965. p. 23.
^Siddalingaiah, T. B. (1979). Origin and Development of Saiva Siddhanta Upto 14th Century. Madurai Kamaraj University Central Cooperative Stores. p. 71.
^V. Raghavan (1978). Philosophers and Religious Leaders, Volume 1 Cultural leaders of India. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 52.
Meykandar (Tamil: மெய்கண்டார், Meykaṇṭār, lit. the truth seer), also known as Meykanda Devar, was a 13th-century philosopher and theologian who contributed...
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philosophical text of this sub-tradition was composed by 13th-century Meykandar. This theology presents three universal realities: the pashu (individual...
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