Talk:Nayanars

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Along with my comments on Alvars and South India's 75 Apostles of Bhakti, I think this one could do with a bit of a makeover also. While it has been linked sensibly with the rest of the Hinduism topics, it needs far more improvement. Basically, it reads like an ad and not an article. We need to add more information and structure. - shash 13:22, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Citations

Does anyone know if there are any original sources of information on the Nayanars other than the Periyapuranam? Arvindn 21:33, 23 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Some of the stalapuranams, like that of the Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore have some reference to the Nayanars. Their own compositions give a lot of information, also. shash 05:57, 24 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It does seem concerning that googling the absolutely unexplained "Thokai Adiyars" results in nothing but copy-pastes of this wikipedia article. It seems very important to this page that some decent sources are obtained as this is currently of very little actual substance. --Cantivsto (talk) 01:10, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have edited this page as my start page. I have removed all non working links I could find. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Angelinaquins (talk • contribs) 14:36, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

More to do

There's plenty more that needs to be added to this article, especially the impact of having the 63 Nayanars grouped, its influence on Saivism on the Bhakti movement and Hindu culture. Information as to how they are presented in temples is also needed beyond just the one general website. Are there rules as to how they are to be displayed or portrayed when in this group? Are there national or regional holidays and events that are devoted to the 63? -AngusWOOF (talk) 20:47, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nayanmar

Rvxgbhjjlfxcbjugv 122.172.83.220 (talk) 05:58, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

63 Nayanars as Being Copied Off the 63 Shalaka Purushas (Illustrious Persons) of Jainism

Jainism was once one of the dominant religions of South Asia and especially of South India. As shown in the Hindu BASAVA PURANA as well as in the PENIYA PURANA, the Shaiva Hindus saw the Jains as evil competitors for converts. This led to a gruesome combination of vitriol against the Jains plus appropriation of Jain ideas. In this light, the 63 Nayanars of Shaivism seem likely to be an attempt at appropriating the concept of the 63 Shalaka Purushas of Jainism. There is not a precise one-to-one relationship between the two concepts but the Shaiva insistence on the number 63 seems to be an appropriation from Jainism. 24.206.78.54 (talk) 01:25, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]