Akilattirattu AmmanaiL'Akilattirattu Ammanai (Tamoul : அகிலத்திரட்டு அம்மானை) vient des mots akilam (monde), thirattu (collection) et ammanai (ballade). Parfois appelé Thiru Edu (le livre vénérable), il s'agit du principal ouvrage dans la religion Ayyavazhi, dans le Sud de l'Inde. Le titre est souvent abrégé en Akilam ou Akilathirattu. vignette|droite|Version récente de l'ouvrage. D'après le livre, il aurait été écrit en 1841, le du mois tamoul de Kārttikai (novembre/décembre) par un des seedars (disciples du principal dieu Ayya Vaikundar).
Ayyavazhi mythologyAyyavazhi mythology is the mythology of the South Indian religious faith known as Ayyavazhi, which is officially considered a Hindu sect. The main source of Ayyavazhi mythology is the Ayyavazhi scripture, Akilathirattu Ammanai, and its supplement, Arul Nool. The Akilathirattu Ammanai is a recitation by Mayon (the Tamil name for Vishnu, or Lord Narayana) to his consort Lakshmi. It is divided into three sections: Early Avatars, incarnational events and post-incarnational events.
Dharma YukamDharma Yukam is the state of absolute bliss as per Ayyavazhi mythology. Dharma Yukam is described in the Akilam seventeen in Akilathirattu Ammanai. It is related to Dharmic moksha and to Abrahamic heaven. As soon as Vaikundar attained Vaikundam, he was welcomed by Devas and Narayana. Then the Kalai Muni and the Gnana Muni who witnessed the activities of Vaikundar while accompanying him narrated the events. Vaikundar was crowned by Narayana as the king to rule the fourteen worlds (lokas).
KaliyanKali (Kaliyan in Tamil) was the sixth fragment of the primordial manifestation of Kroni (evil) according to Akilathirattu, the source of Ayyavazhi mythology and the holy book of Ayyavazhi religion. Unlike other previous manifestations, Kali spread in this yugam (yukam in Tamizh) as maya (illusion). Details of Kali were restated in Ayyavazhi Religion and he is the same Kali mentioned in Kalki Purana. Kali Yuga As the time is close to the ascendancy of Kali Yuga, a sage named Guru Muni told Shiva, "Your greatness, the Kroni was created and fragmented into six parts.
SampradayaSampradaya (सम्प्रदाय; ), in Indian origin religions, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, can be translated as 'tradition', 'spiritual lineage', 'sect', or 'religious system'. To ensure continuity and transmission of dharma, various sampradayas have the Guru-shishya parampara in which parampara or lineage of successive gurus (masters) and shishyas (disciples) serves as a spiritual channel and provides a reliable network of relationships that lends stability to a religious identity.
District de KanniyakumariLe district de Kanniyakumari est un district de l'État du Tamil Nadu, dans le sud de l'Inde. Sa capitale est Nagercoil. La superficie du district est de . En 2011, il comptait . File:Aralvaimozhi-Aerial.jpg| Vue d'{{Lien|trad=Aralvaimozhi|lang=en|texte=Aralvaimozhi}} depuis le temple [[Kârttikeya|Murugan]] sur le mont Chekkar Giri. Fichier : SUCHINDAM (3).jpg|Le temple Thanumalayan à {{Lien|Suchindram|lang=en|texte=Suchindram}}, temple [[shivaïte]] dédiée à la [[Trimurti]]. Liste des districts du Tamil Nad
Eastern religionsThe Eastern religions are the religions which originated in East, South and Southeast Asia and thus have dissimilarities with Western, African and Iranian religions. This includes the East Asian religions such as Confucianism, Taoism, Chinese folk religion, Shinto, and Korean Shamanism; Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism; and Southeast Asian religions such as Vietnamese folk religion as well as animistic indigenous religions.
Akilam oneThe Akilam one is the first among the seventeen parts of Akilathirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi. This section includes the Kappu, the very first part; it tells of the Detchanam, and describes the political and sociological situation in the early world. The word, Kappu, in Tamil means "the act of the author taking refuge in the Almighty before writing a book". Almost all the ancient works in Tamil begin with Kappu.
Self-Respect Movementvignette|Periyar pendant le Self-Respect Movement en Le Self-Respect Movement (Mouvement du Respect de Soi) est un mouvement créé par Periyar E. V. Ramasamy pour que les castes retardataires de la société aient les mêmes droits humains, et pour encourager les castes retardataires à avoir le respect de soi dans le contexte d'une hiérarchie sociale qui les considère comme la lie de la société. Le mouvement eut une immense répercussion, non seulement au Tamil Nadu, mais aussi outre-mer, dans les pays à forte population tamoule, comme la Malaisie et Singapour.
Hindu denominationsHindu denominations, sampradayas, traditions, movements, and sects are traditions and sub-traditions within Hinduism centered on one or more gods or goddesses, such as Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti and so on. The term sampradaya is used for branches with a particular founder-guru with a particular philosophy. Hinduism has no central doctrinal authority and many practising Hindus do not claim to belong to any particular denomination or tradition. Four major traditions are, however, used in scholarly studies: Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and Smartism.
