Questions tagged [thenkalai]
Questions about Thenkalai (तेन्कलै), a sub sect of Sri Vaishnava which gives primary importance to "Naalayira Divya Prabhandam", a collection of 4000 Tamil verses composed by 12 alwars and was compiled by Natha Muni. Pillai Lokacharya, Manavala Mahamuni are believed as the chief expounders of Thenkalai. This doctrine is also known as Marjara Nyaya
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What is the difference between Thenkalai and Vadakalai sects of Sri Vaishnavism?
For those who do not know, there are two main sects of Sri Vaishnavism: Thenkalai and Vadakalai.
The Vadakalai sect wear their namam, or thiruman, in a "U" shaped pattern with manjal or yellow like ...
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Why do Vadakalai Sri Vaishnavas believe that Advaita liberation is not eternal?
Members of the Sri Vaishnava sect of Hinduism, especially the Iyengars (Sri Vaishnavas who are Brahmanas), are divided into two sub-sects, Thenkalais and Vadakalais. These two sub-sects both agree on ...
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What is the Thenkalai-Vadakalai disagreement about "Sriman Narayana Preethiyartham" vs "Bhagavat Kainkarya Roopam"?
The members of the Sri Vaishnava sect of Hinduism (of which I'm a member), especially the Iyengars (Sri Vaishnavas who are Brahmanas), are divided into two sub-sects, Thenkalais and Vadakalais. These ...
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Do Thenkalai Sri Vaishnavas believe that liberated souls have powers of creation of the material Universe?
The members of the Sri Vaishnava sect of Hinduism, especially the Iyengars (Sri Vaishnavas who are Brahmanas), are divided into two sub-sects, Thenkalais and Vadakalais. These sub-sects both agree on ...
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How do Sri Vaishnava Acharyas interpret this verse from the Kaushitaki Upanishad?
This verse:
For he [Brahman](the self of prâna and pragñâ) makes him [the Jivatma], whom he wishes to lead up from these worlds, do a good deed; and the same makes him, whom he wishes to lead down ...
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Which scripture does Pillai Lokacharya reference in which Shiva enjoins a devotee to offer (temporary) human sacrifice (later restored to life)?
In Pillai Lokacharya's Prapanna Paritrana, Shiva is said to enjoin his devotees to offer human sacrifice.
Nor again is Rudra any better. For he is to begin with the Destroyer par excellence. Water ...
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