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Theology Ekam Vethan • Thirumal • Sivan Vaikundar • The Trinity
Scriptures Akilathirattu Ammanai Akilam one • Akilam two Akilam three • Akilam four Akilam five • Akilam six Akilam seven • Akilam eight Akilam nine • Akilam ten Akilam eleven • Akilam twelve Akilam thirteen • Akilam fourteen Akilam fifteen • Akilam sixteen Akilam seventeen Arul Nool Ukappadippu • Uccippadippu Nadutheervai Ula • Pothippu Saattu Neettolai • Patthiram Panchadevar Urppatthi Sivakanta Athikarappatthiram Thingal patham Kannimar Padal • Kalyana Vazhthu
Holy sites Swamithope pathi • Ambala Pathi Mutta Pathi • Thamaraikulam Pathi Poo Pathi Pathis Vakaippathi • Avatharappathi Primary Thangals Chettikudiyiruppu • Agastheeswaram Paloor • Sundavilai Vadalivilai • Kadambankulam Pambankulam
Related Systems Hinduism Advaita • Smartism Saivism • Vaishnavism
Inter-faith Ayyavazhi and mainstream Hinduism Ayyavazhi in Christian reports
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Ekam Tamil: ஏகம் - the supreme oneness) is the term used in Akilattirattu Ammanai the holy book of Ayyavazhi^[1] to represent The Ultimate Oneness, and in Thiruvasakam-2 it was stated that it was from this Ekam all this objects including the separate Godheads, Devas, Asuras etc of the Universe formed. Ayyavazhi (aiavəɻɪ( Tamil:அய்யாவழி Ayyavali - "Path of the father") is a dharmic belief system that originated Ayyavazhi theology is the Theology of a South Indian religious faith and officially an offshoot of Hinduism known as Ayyavazhi. Brahma is the Hindu god ( deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific Shiva:(pronunciation; Sanskrit: शिव Śiva, lit "Auspicious one" One of the Trimurtis Shiva is the supreme God in the Shaiva Ayya Vaikundar (அய்யா வைகுண்டர் according to Akilattirattu Ammanai, a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was a Manu (father sovereign According to the Ayyavazhi religion the Ayyavazhi Trinity is the incarnation of God in the current stage of world development ( Kali Yukam) The Akilattirattu Ammanai and Arul Nool are the scriptures of Ayyavazhi. The Akilam one is the first among the seventeen parts of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi. Akilam Two is the second among the seventeen parts of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the scripture of Ayyavazhi. The Akilam three is the third among the seventeen parts of the religious book Akilattirattu Ammanai of Ayyavazhi religion Akilam four is the fourth section of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the primary scripture of Ayyavazhi. Akilam Five is the fifth section of Akilam, which is the primary scripture of Ayyavazhi. Akilam six is the sixth section of Akilam, the primary holy text of Ayyavazhi. The Akilam seven is the seventh sub-section of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi. The Akilam eight is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi, a religion of India. The Akilam nine is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi. The Akilam ten is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi, one of the fastest growing religions of India. The Akilam eleven is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi, one of the fastest growing religions of India. The Akilam twelve is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi, one of the fastest growing religions of India. The Akilam thirteen is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi, one of the fastest growing religions of India The Akilam fourteen is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi, one of the fastest growing religions of India The Akilam fifteen is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai which was the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi. The Akilam sixteen is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi, one of the fastest growing religions of India The Akilam seventeen is one of the sub-sections of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi, one of the fastest growing religions of India The Arul Nool is a supplement to the Akilattirattu Ammanai, and is likewise considered a Holy script of Ayyavazhi, an offshoot sect The Arul Nool is a supplement to the Akilattirattu Ammanai, and is likewise considered a Holy script of Ayyavazhi, an offshoot sect The Arul Nool is a supplement to the Akilattirattu Ammanai, and is likewise considered a Holy script of Ayyavazhi, an offshoot sect The Nadutheervai (judgement + Ula (journey The journey to final judgement is a part of Arul Nool, one among the sources of Ayyavazhi mythology The Pothippu is one of the sub-sections of Arul Nool which was the secondary scripture of Ayyavazhi. The Saattu Neettolai is one of the sub-sections of Arul Nool. The Patthiram is one of the sub-sections of Arul Nool. The author of the content is unknown The Panchadevar Urppatthi is one of the sub-sections of Arul Nool. The Sivakanta Athikarappatthiram is one of the sub-sections of Arul Nool which was the secondary scripture of Ayyavazhi. The Thingal patham is one of the sub-sections of Arul Nool which was the secondary scripture of Ayyavazhi. The Saptha Kannimar Padal is one of the sub-sections of Arul Nool which was the secondary scripture of Ayyavazhi. The Arul Nool is a supplement to the Akilattirattu Ammanai, and is likewise considered a Holy script of Ayyavazhi, an offshoot sect The holy places of Ayyavazhi includes the following Primary Pathis Swamithope pathi Ambala Pathi Mutta Pathi Swamithoppe Pathi ( Tamil:சுவாமிதோப்பு பதி Swamithoppu-pathi, Manavai-pathi, Thamarai-pathi or Thalaimaippathi Ambala Pathi (அம்பல பதி also called as Pallathu pathi or Moolakunda pathi is one of the primary pathi of the Ayyavazhi, and the second Mutta Pathi ( Tamil:முட்ட பதி is one of the Pancha pathi, which are the primary centers for worship of the Ayyavazhi. Thamaraikulam Pathi ( Tamil:தாமரைகுளம் பதி is one among the Pancha pathi, the five holy places of Ayyavazhi. Poo Pathi (பூப்பதி is one among the Pancha pathi, which are the primary worship centers and holi places of Ayyavazhi. Pathi ( Tamil:பதி - "The place where God is" is the name asserted to the primary centres of congregational Vakaippathi, one among the Panchappathis is a holy site for the People of Ayyavazhi. Avathara Pathi is a phrase in Tamil which represents 'The place where God incarnates' Nizhal Thangal ( Tamil:நிழல் தாங்கல்; also called Inai Thangals) is a simple temple This Nizhal Thangal is situated 3 km west to Swamithope. There was a zeouse devotee for Vaikundar during his period This Thangal of Agastheeswaram was the second among the Primary Nizhal Thangals This Thangal of Paloor was the third among the Primary Nizhal Thangals This Thangal of Sundavilai was the fourth among the Primary Nizhal Thangals Very little information was know regarding the history of this thangal This Thangal of Vadalivilai was the fifth among the Primary Nizhal Thangals This Thangal of Kadambankulam was the sixth among the Primary Nizhal Thangals This Thangal of Pambankulam was the seventh among the Primary Nizhal Thangals Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Advaita Vedanta ( IAST Advaita Vedānta; Sanskrit अद्वैत वेदान्त əd̪vait̪ə veːd̪ɑːnt̪ə is a sub-school of the Smartism (or Smarta Sampradaya, Smarta Tradition, as termed in Sanskrit) is a denomination of the Hindu Shaivism, also spelled "Saivism" names the oldest of the four sects of Hinduism. Vaishnavism is a tradition of Hinduism, distinguished from other schools by its worship of Vishnu or its associated avatars principally as Rama and This is an article comparing the Beliefs Mythology, Theology, Rituals etc of Ayyavazhi and Hinduism. Ayyavazhi, a belief system originating from South India, is mentioned in a number of reports by Christian missionaries in the 19th century Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Ayyavazhi (aiavəɻɪ( Tamil:அய்யாவழி Ayyavali - "Path of the father") is a dharmic belief system that originated The Absolute is the concept of an absolute unconditional reality which transcends limited conditional everyday existence Deva (देव in Devanagari script pronounced as /'d̪evə/ is the Sanskrit word for "god Deity " In Hinduism In Hinduism, the Asura ( Sanskrit: असुर are a group of power-seeking deities sometimes referred to as Demons or sinful The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy As per Akilam, this state of 'ekam' is beyond the consciousness and derived to beyond the state of changing and is the extreme state in which the whole universe exists.

Though in Saivism, this Tamil phrase of Ekam is used commonly to refer the oneness of God, it was not separately conceptualized there. Shaivism, also spelled "Saivism" names the oldest of the four sects of Hinduism. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. But in Ayyavazhi, the basic oneness is separately symbolized to be supreme and ultimate beyond all God-heads, powers, and the term is conceptualized in the name Ekam. Ayyavazhi (aiavəɻɪ( Tamil:அய்யாவழி Ayyavali - "Path of the father") is a dharmic belief system that originated

The Ekam is said to be the supreme as well the ultimate self from which the whole cosmos formed. This formless attribute is said to be defined from the human point of view. But this form less Ekam, without losing its constant and formless nature, present inside every things in the universe. Formless is the 2nd album from Progressive metal band Aghora, released in December 2006 The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy (i. e) it remains as as infinite within every finites; formless within every definite forms; It is the supreme absolute self in which all the substances of cosmos shares their existence. Infinity (symbolically represented with ∞) comes from the Latin infinitas or "unboundedness

The derivations of Ekam in Ayyavazhi scriptures are sometime close to the pantheistic form of theology. Ayyavazhi (aiavəɻɪ( Tamil:அய்யாவழி Ayyavali - "Path of the father") is a dharmic belief system that originated Pantheism ( Greek: πάν ( 'pan') = all and θεός ( 'theos') = God it literally means " God is All In the mythology of Ayyavazhi God-heads such as Siva, Vishnu are said to be the god-heads who have power to rule this Ekam, Varrying from time to time. Shiva:(pronunciation; Sanskrit: शिव Śiva, lit "Auspicious one" One of the Trimurtis Shiva is the supreme God in the Shaiva For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific (i. e) Siva until Kaliyuga and Vishnu from the starting of Kaliyuga. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes There are separate quotes in Akilam for focussing Siva as well as Vishnu as capable for position. But, still the Ekam is addressed beyond these god-heads.

But when Vaikundar, is jailed in Singarathoppe, he says "I am the one who created the Ekam and the one who is omnipresent everywhere". Ayya Vaikundar (அய்யா வைகுண்டர் according to Akilattirattu Ammanai, a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was a Manu (father sovereign Singarathoppe is a small village near East Fort in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state South India. By this, the theology reveals Vaikundar (God) as beyond the attributes of Ekam, which moves the theology of Ayyavazhi more towards a pantheism. Pantheism ( Greek: πάν ( 'pan') = all and θεός ( 'theos') = God it literally means " God is All

Contents 1 Other understandings 2 See also 3 References 4 Citation

Other understandings

Ekam is the Sanskrit for "one, single, solitary" (neuter gender), as a noun meaning "unity". Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Mathematics For any number x: x ·1 = 1· x = x (1 is the multiplicative identity Oneness is a spiritual term referring to the 'experience' of the absence of egoic identity boundaries and according to some traditions the perception of an absolute

In spirituality, it refers to a concept of monism akin to that of Brahman in Advaita philosophy and Smarta theology. Monism is the metaphysical and Theological view that all is one that all reality is subsumed under the most fundamental category of being or existence Brahman ( bráhman-, Nominative bráhma sa ब्रह्म is a concept of Hinduism. Advaita Vedanta ( IAST Advaita Vedānta; Sanskrit अद्वैत वेदान्त əd̪vait̪ə veːd̪ɑːnt̪ə is a sub-school of the Smartism (or Smarta Sampradaya, Smarta Tradition, as termed in Sanskrit) is a denomination of the Hindu

See also

• Ayyavazhi Trinity
• Nasadiya Sukta
• Ekam Dhaliwal

References

• A. According to the Ayyavazhi religion the Ayyavazhi Trinity is the incarnation of God in the current stage of world development ( Kali Yukam) The Nasadiya Sukta (after the incipit ná ásat "not the non-existent" is the 129th hymn of the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda. Arisundara Mani's, Akilathirattu Ammanai Parayana Urai, 2002.
• Dr. R. Ponnu's, Sri Vaikunda Swamigal and the Struggle for Social Equality in South India, 2000.

Citation

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