Thiruppanandal Adheenam
The Thiruppanandal Adheenam is a Saivite monastic institution based in the town of Thiruppanandal in Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2003, the Thiruppanandal Adheenam was one of the biggest landowning agencies in Thanjavur district.[1]
Activities
The Adheenam is involved in publishing Saivite literature, specifically Thevaram and Tiruvasakam and its translations. It is also involved in literary scholarship.[2] The Adheenam along with Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam and Dharmapuram Adheenam were founded during the 16th century to spread the ideology of Saiva Sidhantam.[3]
Notes
- ^ M. Thangaraj (2003). Tamil Nadu: an unfinished task. SAGE. p. 182. ISBN 0761997806, ISBN 978-0-7619-9780-1.
- ^ M.M.M., Mahroof (1993). "Arabic-Tamil In South India And Sri Lanka: Language As Mimicry". Islamic Studies. 32 (2). Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad: 182. Retrieved 23 October 2015 – via JSTOR.
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