Talk:Nayanars

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Along with my comments on Alvars and South India's 75 Apostles of Bhakti, I think this one could do with a bit of a makeover also. While it has been linked sensibly with the rest of the Hinduism topics, it needs far more improvement. Basically, it reads like an ad and not an article. We need to add more information and structure. - shash 13:22, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

More to do
There's plenty more that needs to be added to this article, especially the impact of having the 63 Nayanars grouped, its influence on Saivism on the Bhakti movement and Hindu culture. Information as to how they are presented in temples is also needed beyond just the one general website. Are there rules as to how they are to be displayed or portrayed when in this group? Are there national or regional holidays and events that are devoted to the 63? -AngusWOOF (talk) 20:47, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

Nayanmar
Rvxgbhjjlfxcbjugv 122.172.83.220 (talk) 05:58, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

63 Nayanars as Being Copied Off the 63 Shalaka Purushas (Illustrious Persons) of Jainism
Jainism was once one of the dominant religions of South Asia and especially of South India. As shown in the Hindu BASAVA PURANA as well as in the PENIYA PURANA, the Shaiva Hindus saw the Jains as evil competitors for converts. This led to a gruesome combination of vitriol against the Jains plus appropriation of Jain ideas. In this light, the 63 Nayanars of Shaivism seem likely to be an attempt at appropriating the concept of the 63 Shalaka Purushas of Jainism. There is not a precise one-to-one relationship between the two concepts but the Shaiva insistence on the number 63 seems to be an appropriation from Jainism. 24.206.78.54 (talk) 01:25, 26 April 2023 (UTC)