Ramalinga, Rāmaliṅga: 4 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and SagesRamalinga refers to one of the Siddhars (Siddhas) and Rishis mentioned by Rangarasa Desiga Swamigal in his Siddhargal Potri Thoguppu. Each name in the list starts with prefix ‘Om’ followed by the Siddhar’s names and ends with refrain ‘Thiruvadigal Potri’. For example for Ramalinga: ஓம் இராமலிங்க சுவாமிகள் திருவடிகள் போற்றி [ ōm irāmaliṅka cuvāmikaḷ tiruvaṭikaḷ pōṟṟi].—These Siddhas experienced union with the ultimate reality and witnessed a spiritual transformation of their intellectual, mental, vital and ultimately, physical bodies.
Ramalinga is also known as Irāmaliṅka, Ramalinga Samigal (Samy, Swamigal, Adigal) Vallalar.
[For more information regarding Ramalinga and other Maha-Siddhas, see the following sources: (1): the Pamphlet ‘Siddhargal Thiruvadi Potri’ issued by the Arulmighu Karuvurar Sanmarga Sangam, Thanjavur; (2) List of Siddhas Compiled by Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal of the Sri Agathiyar Sri Thava Murugan Gnana Peedam Thirukovil; (3) A list of 203 Sages compiled by Agathiyan production house; (4) The 12th-century Abhidhana-Chintamani lexicon by Hemachandra]
Source: Wikipedia: India HistoryRamalinga (1823–1874), was one of the known Tamil saints and a notable Tamil poet of the 19th century. He belongs to a line of Tamil saints known as gnana siddhars (lit. “higher wisdom”). Ramalinga founded a group known as "Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga Sathiya Sangam", which spread not only due to his theoretical teachings but mainly due to his practiced lifestyle, which is an inspiration for his followers. According to Suddha Sanmarga, the prime aspects of human life should be love connected with charity and divine practice leading to achievement of pure knowledge.
Ramalinga is also known as: (1) Thiruvarutprakasa Vallalār Chidambaram Ramalingam; (2) Vallalār; (3) Ramalinga Swamigal; and (4) Ramalinga Adigal.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Rāmaliṅga (रामलिङ्ग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Tripurārṇavacandrikā [tantric]
2) Rāmaliṅga (रामलिङ्ग):—son of Rukmaṅgada: Nyāyasaṃgraha Tarkabhāṣāṭīkā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāmaliṅga (रामलिङ्ग):—[=rāma-liṅga] [from rāma] m. Name of two authors, [Catalogue(s)]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Ramalingakriti, Ramalingam, Ramalingamrita, Ramalinganakama, Ramalingavarnana.
Full-text: Ramalingavarnana, Ramalingam, Ramalingamrita, Tripurarnavacandrika, Rukmangada, Vadalur, Asoge, Paṉṉiru Tirumuṟai, Tiruvarutpa, Nyayasamgraha, Panagadi, Vallalar, Iramalinkam, Rameshvaram, Rameshvara, Tarkaparibhasha, Tarkabhasha.
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