Isaignaniyar, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 35 relations: Añjali Mudrā, Brahmin, Caste, Chaitra, Chola Empire, Gautam Brahmin, Gautama Maharishi, Gṛhastha, Gotra, Hinduism, Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Kulothunga II, Mangayarkkarasiyar, Nakshatra, Narasinga Muniyaraiyar Nayanar, Nayanars, Pandya dynasty, Periya Puranam, Prakaram, Sadaiya Nayanar, Sambandar, Sanskrit, Sekkilhar, Shaivism, Shiva, Sundarar, Tamil calendar, Tamil language, Tamil Nadu, The Hindu, Thiruvarur, Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur, Tirunavalur block, Tripurantaka, Vibhuti.

2. Hindu female religious leaders

Añjali Mudrā

Añjali Mudrā (अञ्जलि मुद्रा), is a hand gesture mainly associated with Indian religions and arts, encountered throughout Asia and beyond.

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Brahmin

Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is a varna (caste) within Hindu society.

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Caste

A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system.

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Chaitra

Chaitra is a month of the Hindu calendar.

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Chola Empire

The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval Indian, thalassocratic empire that was established by the Chola dynasty that rose to prominence during the middle of the ninth century and united southern India under their rule.

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Gautam Brahmin

These are Hindu Brahmins who affiliate either with the Gautam gotra and/or Gautam Dharmasutra and have their last name as Gautam.

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Gautama Maharishi

Gautama Maharishi (महर्षिः गौतम), was a sage in Hinduism, who is also mentioned in Jainism and Buddhism.

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Gṛhastha

Gṛhastha (Sanskrit: गृहस्थ) literally means "being in and occupied with home, family" or "householder".

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Gotra

In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Karaikkal Ammaiyar

Karaikal Ammaiyar (born Punītavatī), meaning "The Revered Mother of Karaikal", is one of the three women amongst the 63 Nayanmars and one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature. Isaignaniyar and Karaikkal Ammaiyar are Hindu female religious leaders and Nayanars.

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Kulothunga II

Kulothunga II (died 1150 CE) was a Chola Emperor from 1133 CE to 1150 CE.

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Mangayarkkarasiyar

Mangayarkkarasiyar (Tamil:மங்கையர்க்கரசியார்) was one of the 63 Nayanmars or holy Saivite saints who are revered in South India. Isaignaniyar and Mangayarkkarasiyar are Hindu female religious leaders and Nayanars.

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Nakshatra

Nakshatra (translit) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology.

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Narasinga Muniyaraiyar Nayanar

Narasinga Muniyaraiyar Nayanar is the 40th Nayanar saint. Isaignaniyar and Narasinga Muniyaraiyar Nayanar are Nayanars.

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Nayanars

The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; lit, and later 'teachers of Shiva) were a group of 63 Tamil Hindu saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva.

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Pandya dynasty

The Pandyan dynasty, also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras.

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Periya Puranam

The Periya‌ Purāṇa‌m (Tamil: பெரிய‌ புராண‌ம்), that is, the great purana or epic, sometimes called Tiruttontarpuranam ("Tiru-Thondar-Puranam", the Purana of the Holy Devotees), is a Tamil poetic account depicting the lives of the sixty-three Nayanars, the canonical poets of Tamil Shaivism.

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Prakaram

A prakaram (प्राकारः in Sanskrit), also spelled pragaram or pragaaram) in Indian architecture is an outer part around the Hindu temple sanctum. They may be enclosed or open and are typically enclosed for the innermost prakaram. As per Hindu religious practices, devotees start to come around the outer prakarams to the inner most before entering the sanctum.

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Sadaiya Nayanar

Sadaiya Nayanar or Sadaiyar is a 7th century Nayanar saint in the Hindu sect of Shaivism, venerated for being father of the prominent saint Sundarar rather than for individual merit. Isaignaniyar and Sadaiya Nayanar are Nayanars.

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Sambandar

Sambandar (Tamil: சம்பந்தர், romanized: Campantar), also referred to as Tirujnana Sambandar (Tamil: திருஞானசம்பந்தர், romanized: Tirujñāṉacampantar), was a Shaiva poet-saint of Tamil Nadu who lived sometime in the 7th century CE. Isaignaniyar and Sambandar are Nayanars.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Sekkilhar

Sēkkilān Mādēvadigal Rāmadēva (12th century CE), known popularly by his family name as Sekkizhar, was a saint and a contemporary of Kulottunga Chola II.

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Shaivism

Shaivism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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Sundarar

Sundarar, also referred to as Chuntarar, Chuntaramurtti, Nampi Aruran or Tampiran Tolan, was an eighth-century poet-saint of Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta tradition of Hinduism. Isaignaniyar and Sundarar are Nayanars.

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Tamil calendar

The Tamil calendar (தமிழ் நாட்காட்டி) is a sidereal solar calendar used by the Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent.

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Thiruvarur

Thiruvarur also spelt as Tiruvarur is a municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur

Thyagaraja Temple is a Shiva temple, located in the town of Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu state, India.

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Tirunavalur block

The Thirunavalur block is a revenue block in the Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Tripurantaka

Tripurantaka or Tripurari is a manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva.

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Vibhuti

In Hinduism, vibhuti (vibhūti), also called bhasma or tirunīru, is sacred ash made of burnt dried wood, burnt cow dung and/or cremated bodies used in Agamic rituals.

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See also

Hindu female religious leaders

• Abhayananda
• Akka Mahadevi
• Anandamayi Ma
• Anasuya Devī
• Andal
• Avvaiyar (12th-century poet)
• Avvaiyar (8th-century poet)
• Avvaiyar (Sangam poet)
• Bahinabai
• Brahmajna Ma
• Golap Ma
• Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
• Isaignaniyar
• Janabai
• Kanhopatra
• Karaikkal Ammaiyar
• Karunamayi
• Kururamma
• Lalleshwari
• Mai Maharban
• Mangayarkkarasiyar
• Mata Amritanandamayi
• Mirabai
• Muktabai
• Sant Nirmala
• Sant Soyarabai
• Sarada Devi
• Sarla Bedi
• Savitri Devi
• Yogmaya Neupane

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaignaniyar

Also known as Isaignaniyaar.