Cantanakuravar, Cantāṉakuravar, Cantana-kuravar: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCantāṉakuravar (சந்தானகுரவர்) [cantāṉa-kuravar] noun < santāna +. The four Śaiva Ācāryas who promulgated the Śaiva Siddhānta philosophy, viz., Meykaṇṭa-tēvar, Aruṇanti-civācāriyar, Maṟaiñāṉa-campantar, Umāpati-civācāriyar, as tracing their succession from Śiva; சைவசமய நெறிித்தாந்தத் தைப் பரவச்செய்த மெய்கண்டதேவர் அருணந்திசிவா சாரியர் மறைஞானசம்பந்தர் உமாபதிசிவாசாரியர் என்ற ஆசிரியர் நால்வர். [saivasithanthath thaip paravacheytha meykandathevar arunanthisiva sariyar maraignanasambanthar umapathisivasariyar enra asiriyar nalvar.]
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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Partial matches: Santhana.
Full-text: Cantanikacaivacariyar, Arunanticivacariyar, Meykantatevar, Uma-paticivacariyar, Marai-nana-campantacivacariyar.
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