Ayyavazhi
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 12 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5131-1454-3
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ayyavazhi (Tamil: ???????? Malayalam: ???????? Ayyavali, -"Path of the father") is a dharmic belief system that originated in South India in the 19th century. It is cited as an independent monistic religion by several newspapers, government reports and academic researchers. In Indian censuses, however, the majority of its followers declare themselves as Hindus. Therefore, Ayyavazhi is also considered a Hindu sect. Ayyavazhi is centered on the life and preachings of Ayya Vaikundar; its ideas and philosophy are based on the holy texts Akilattirattu Ammanai and Arul Nool. Accordingly, Vaikundar was the Purna avatar of Narayana. Ayyavazhi shares many ideas with Hinduism in its mythology and practice, but differs considerably in its concepts of good and evil and dharma. Ayyavazhi is classified as a dharmic belief because of its central focus on dharma. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном доступе в среде...