Rudrāṁśa
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Rudrāṁśa
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Bhattaragar > padarar > pidarar - male pattaragi > padari > pidari - female The silapathigaram mentions her as Aruvarkilaya nangai. the youngest among the Saptha mathars. she is kali who is distinct from Durga even though both have same names/identities in mainstream shaktham.

A statue from Tamil Nadu’s Pidari Amman Temple in Vedaranyam has now been identified as an ancient Buddha idol. There are countless such Buddha statues and Buddhist sites across India that have been altered, renamed, or absorbed into other religious identities over time.

@gheenoodles Raya is a kannada word for "king"???



Telugus/Deccan south built half the spine of Buddhist philosophy. Nāgārjuna in Andhra, father of Madhyamaka. By tradition the line that carried it forward was southern too: Buddhapālita, Candrakīrti, Bhāviveka who founded Svātantrika, and Dharmakīrti, the summit of pramāṇa. Centuries later the humanist secular Theosophist-inspired Buddhists led by Annie Besant tried to crown a Telugu boy from Madanapalle as the next Maitreya. His Telugu intellect saw straight through them. In 1929 Jiddu Krishnamurti dissolved their entire Order of the Star with one line: truth is a pathless land. Telugus used to be so smart.

@Stuka68 @braveone673896 @kiskebaka 5 great kaapiyams - 3 jain, 2 Buddhist. Those can trace backed to Sangam era. Can't deny Vedic influence but the mainstream hindu religion became prominent after bhakthi era with various amalgamations.

Bhattaragar > padarar > pidarar - male pattaragi > padari > pidari - female The silapathigaram mentions her as Aruvarkilaya nangai. the youngest among the Saptha mathars. she is kali who is distinct from Durga even though both have same names/identities in mainstream shaktham.







மந்தைப் பிடாரி - சமண (Jain) மத தெய்வம் அய்யனார் - சமண (Jain) மத காவல் தெய்வம்



@vellalarel88260 @Perunchithiran4 @marthandavelan @sansbarrier The Pidāri is Said to be originated from pattaragi - reveared female Ascetics of Jain traditions. She's always associated with ayyanar as consort in folklore. Jain influence in Tamil Land deep rooted.














