The period of Thirumangai Alwar

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A scholar recently made a statement in public that the story that Thirumanagai

Alwar and Thirugnanasambanda Nayanar were contemporaries and met eachother is

not supported by historical evidence.

 

I would like the views of the members of the list on this statement.

 

adiyen

Bala sundaram

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Bala Sundaram:

The facts in favor of the two meeting are as follows:

 

(1) The time periods of Thirumangai and Thiru Jn~Ana

Sambhandhar are overlapping.

 

(2)Both came from SeerkAzhi and its environs

and would have crossed each other during their

travels in ChOla dEsam .This incident is set to

have happened at SeerkAzhi .

 

(3)The fact that Thirumangai has a vEl in his hands

can be intrepreted two ways.This may symbolize

the vEl that Thiru Jn~Ana Sambhandhar had in his hand

and gave as a present after recognizing

Thirumangai as THE Naalu Kavi PUlavar. Alternatively ,

the vEl may symbolize that Thirumangai was a Mannan

(Chieftain )of ChOlA kingdom belonging to

the warrior class.

 

Thiru Jn~Ana sambhanthar lived only for 16 years

on this earth and was prolific . Thriumangai lived

to a ripe age and was equally gifted . One entered

Siva Lokam and the other ascended to Sri Vaikuntam

through Saayuya Mukthi.

 

V.Sadagopan

 

 

At 10:45 PM 1/2/02 +0530, you wrote:

>A scholar recently made a statement in public that the story that

Thirumanagai Alwar and Thirugnanasambanda Nayanar were contemporaries and

met eachother is not supported by historical evidence.

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>I would like the views of the members of the list on this statement.

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>adiyen

> Bala sundaram

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