Manikkavacakar, Māṇikkavācakar, Māṇikkavāsagar: 3 definitions

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In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

[«previous next»] — Manikkavacakar in Vastushastra glossary
Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 AD

Māṇikkavācakar.—One of the four Nālvar.—Māṇikkavācakar is represented as wearing a turban, as he held the post of a minister.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

[«previous next»] — Manikkavacakar in Hinduism glossary
Source: Oxford Index: Hinduism

The best-known and most revered Tamil Śaiva saint and bhakti poet.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Manikkavacakar in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Māṇikkavācakar (மாணிக்கவாசகர்) [māṇikka-vācakar] noun < idem. +. A famous Śaiva saint, author of Tiru-vācakam and Tiru-k-kōvaiyār, one of four camayācāriyar, probably of the ninth century; ஒன்பதாம் நூற்றாண்டினராகக் கருதப்படு பவரும் திருவாசகம் திருக்கோவையார் என்பவற்றின் ஆசிரியரும், சைவசமயாசாரியர் நால்வரு ளொருவரு மான பெரிய.ார். [onpatham nurrandinaragak karuthappadu pavarum thiruvasagam thirukkovaiyar enpavarrin asiriyarum, saivasamayasariyar nalvaru loruvaru mana periyar.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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