Guest guest Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Thanks you frot the info. I pulled out the article by Layne Little who is an expert on Tamil Siddhars and here is the relevant excerpt. The Tamil Siddha tradition places special importance on the eighteen Siddhas of which there are numerous lists, none of which seem to agree. But presented here is an interesting caste of characters, such as Puunaikkannar, "the Cat-eyed Siddha" who the tradition says came from Egypt, or Paampaatticittar, "the Siddha who makes the snake dance" who is said to have been a migrant North Indian. The names of many of these fellows seem rooted in this sandhaa speech, which is not surprising being that many of them are derived from signature lines or recurrent references in their compositions. Filling out this international caste is a Sinhalese Siddha, a Kannada Siddha, a Siddha who came to Tamil Nadu from Rome, and even a few Chinese Siddha's. One of whom happens to be the Siddha alchemist Bhogar who is said to have been a Chinese potter by trade. Another being a mysterious Chinese preceptor and alchemist named Kaalaanginathar, who was Bhogar's guru, and whom he apparently followed to India sometime between the 16th and 17th centuries. , sankara menon <kochu1tz> wrote: > http://murugan.org/bhaktas/bhogar-life.htm > > The life of Bhogar Siddhar ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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