A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sambandhar
This page describes Sambandhar which is located on page 172 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Sambandhar” according to 3 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) [by N. Veerappan]
The forerunners Meikandar, Arulnandi Shivam, Marajnana Sambandhar along with Umapati Shivam are called spiritual preceptors. We do not have much information about Maraijnana Sambandhar. The tradition, the invocation made to him by his disciple Umapati Shivam and Umapati s writings alone provide some material regarding his life. Maraijnana Sambandhar must have studied the Vedas , and this is clear from the epithet ‘Marai given to him....
Read full contents: Works by Earlier Shaiva Siddhanta Teachers
Chaitanya's Life and Teachings [by Krishna-das Kaviraj]
It has a famous Shiva temple with a large tank, a shrine dedicated to the Tamil saint Tiru-jnan Sambandhar, and some other separate shrines, and evidently an image of Shiva's consort who is said to have given suck to this saint when he visited this temple as a child. (Tanjore Gaz. 258). Shri Janardan.—Near the Varkala railway station, 26 miles north of Trivandrum. Shringeri.—In the Kadur district of Mysore....
Read full contents: Notes On The Places Visited By Chaitanya In The South
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
Vadlbhasimha, a celebrated Jaina scholar, is said to have disputed with Sambandhar on the merits of Shaivism”. We have already pointed out that in this tradition various great men who had lived in different periods are brought together as is often done in the stories of other great men like Sankara. Vadibhasimha, who is the author of Gadya Cintamani, is considered to have lived during the reign of Raja-raja II of the 12th century....
Read full contents: Nayanar 28: Thirugnana Sambandar (Tirujnana Campantar)
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