A study of Thalaiyial in Sivapuranam and the understanding among Malaysian religious teachers

The objectives of the study were to identify Thalaiyial in Sivapuranam, to analyse the identifiedThalaiyial using Sivagnana Botham and to know the understanding of Thalaiyial amongMalaysian religious teachers. The major idea was to overcome the misconception issue on SaivaSiddhanta with the three Sa...

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Main Author:	Vasudevan Letchumanan
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spelling	oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:68102022-02-23 A study of Thalaiyial in Sivapuranam and the understanding among Malaysian religious teachers 2021 Vasudevan Letchumanan PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania The objectives of the study were to identify Thalaiyial in Sivapuranam, to analyse the identifiedThalaiyial using Sivagnana Botham and to know the understanding of Thalaiyial amongMalaysian religious teachers. The major idea was to overcome the misconception issue on SaivaSiddhanta with the three Sadhana Iyals entity namely Uyiriyal, Malathiyal and Mayayial ofSivagnana Botham theory. Mixed method of research was applied in this study. Bothqualitative and quantitative approaches of research were used. The former was used to achievethe first two research objectives whereas the latter was used to achieve the third researchobjective of the study. The poem Sivapuranam was read and the Thalaiyial concepts were identified and analysed. Moreover, 11 religious teachers were selected andinterviewed with a questionnaire. The instrument of the study was questionnaire with aset of 10 questions. The findings of the study were, 66 lines of Thalaiyial conceptsin Sivapuranam were identified and the elements such as Anavam, Kanmam and Maya are found in theThalaiyial concepts. Moreover, misconception and understanding levels of the Thalaiyialconcepts among the religious teachers were known. The study concluded that Thalaiyial conceptsare found in Sivapuranam and the Malaysian religious teachers have issues in understandingthe concepts of Thalaiyial. The study implicated that the usage of Thalaiyial of Sivapuranamwas to eradicate soul bondages which can enhance the spiritual upliftment as anindividual, family andcommunity. 2021 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=6810 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=6810 text tam closedAccess Masters Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Fakulti Bahasa dan Komunikasi Acharya ,D. (2014). On the Saiva Concept of Innate Impurity(mala) and the Function of the Rite ofInitiation. Journal of Indian Philosophy, Spring Science & Business Media B. Dordrecht Publication,December, 4,2013,pp 9-23.Gardner Harris, Jr. A. (2014). Gracious Possession, Gracious Bondage: Sivas Arul inManikkavacakars Tiruvacakam. Journal of Indian Philosophy, Spring Science & Business MediaDordrecht Publication, December, 4,2013.Kandaswamy,S.N. (1997). The Concept of God in Saiva Siddhanta. Thanjavur: Tamil University.Klber, R. (2017). Introduction: Modern Tamil Saivism and Saiva Siddhanta. The Journal of HinduStudies, 10(2), 133-144.Kothari,C.R. (2014). Reaseach Methodology:Methods & Techniques. New Delhi: New Age Internationa(P)Limited,Publishers, 1-21.Murugesan, A.(2014). A Spiritual Splendor of People of Tamil: Special Reference to the Concept ofGod in Saiva Siddhanta. Global Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Jabalpur ManagementAssociation Publishing, India, November, Vol 3, 12,2014.pp 98-104.Murugesan,A. (2015). The Concept of Soul and Bondage in Saiva Siddhanta. Global Journal ofMultidisciplinary Studies, Jabalpur Management Association Publishing, India, November, Vol4,6,2015.pp 183-192.Murugesan, A. (2015). The Individual Freedom and Ethics in Saiva Siddhanta.Global Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Jabalpur Management Association Publishing, India,November, Vol 4,2,2015.pp 151-159.Seeta Lechumi.R.(2016) . Iraivanin Aitholilum Thirunadanamum.3rdSivaraman,K. (1973). Saivism in Philosophical Perspective: A Study of the Formative Concepts,Problems and Methods of Saiva Siddhanta. Varanasi: Bnaras HinduUniversity.
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description	The objectives of the study were to identify Thalaiyial in Sivapuranam, to analyse the identifiedThalaiyial using Sivagnana Botham and to know the understanding of Thalaiyial amongMalaysian religious teachers. The major idea was to overcome the misconception issue on SaivaSiddhanta with the three Sadhana Iyals entity namely Uyiriyal, Malathiyal and Mayayial ofSivagnana Botham theory. Mixed method of research was applied in this study. Bothqualitative and quantitative approaches of research were used. The former was used to achievethe first two research objectives whereas the latter was used to achieve the third researchobjective of the study. The poem Sivapuranam was read and the Thalaiyial concepts were identified and analysed. Moreover, 11 religious teachers were selected andinterviewed with a questionnaire. The instrument of the study was questionnaire with aset of 10 questions. The findings of the study were, 66 lines of Thalaiyial conceptsin Sivapuranam were identified and the elements such as Anavam, Kanmam and Maya are found in theThalaiyial concepts. Moreover, misconception and understanding levels of the Thalaiyialconcepts among the religious teachers were known. The study concluded that Thalaiyial conceptsare found in Sivapuranam and the Malaysian religious teachers have issues in understandingthe concepts of Thalaiyial. The study implicated that the usage of Thalaiyial of Sivapuranamwas to eradicate soul bondages which can enhance the spiritual upliftment as anindividual, family andcommunity.
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A study of Thalaiyial in Sivapuranam and the understanding among Malaysian religious teachers

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