Vol. 4 No. S-22 (2022): Volume 4, Issue S-22, Year 2022
Articles

Vegetarianism and cultism

Muruganandham A
Department of Tamil, National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli-620 001, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2022-12-01

Keywords

  • Virtue,
  • Morality,
  • Religious Life,
  • Worship

How to Cite

A, M. (2022). Vegetarianism and cultism. International Research Journal of Tamil, 4(S-22), 141-148. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt224s22223

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Abstract

It can be seen that religious worship of lord Shiva and his way of life prevailed in many parts of the Indian subcontinent before 400 BC. In order to know the rituals performed in Shaivism one must do a research beyond its origin and antiquity. The glories of God reveals that only through love one can approach the God and receive God's grace. In this case, the devotional norms of religious leaders like Thayumanavar, Vallalar are taken in detail and explained and develops sovereign thoughts in human society. The Tamil people lived in harmony with nature and admired, protected and praised the beauty of nature. They found God in the beauty of nature. It was called 'Murugu', and this Tamil word means beauty, youth, fragrance and immortality. It is nature that combines all these four thinga and found God in it. Anciet Tamil people felt that worship is the source of all virtue and morality. "Shaivites believe that it is impossible to get divine experience through knowledge and research and it can only be achieved through devotional worship." Such Saivite worship can be divided into two types: temple worship and thoughtful worship. Temple worship has existed in Tamil Nadu since ancient times. It became the lifeblood of social and religious life. Thoughtful worship is called yogic worship. Worshiping the Lord with the inner being as a temple is the thoughtful worship. Love should rule in all spheres of life. It is only then that the sovereign will grow in virtue. This is what that is conveyed to the world by the concept of Saivism and worship

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