Manavala Mamunigal
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Manavala Mamunigal was a Hindu religious leader, who during the fifteenth century Tamil Nadu, with the help of his eight disciples helped spread Vaishnavism. The disciples of Mamunigal established places of learnings to teach Vaishnavite philosophy in Tamil Nadu.
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[edit] Early life
Manavala Mamunigal was born in the village of Kidaram in Tamil Nadu in 1370 CE. His parents named him Azhakiya Manavalan (beautiful groom) after the god Vishnu. After learning the Vedas, Vedanta and the Divya Prabandam from his father, he went to the town of Azhvar Thirunagari to become the student of Tiruvaymozhi Pillai, a religious Guru. Manavala Mamunigal composed the Sanskrit work Yatiraja Vimsati in praise of Ramanuja.
[edit] Religious work
After the death of his Guru Manavala Mamunigal moved to Sri Rangam and was involved in the administration of the temple there. He also started discourses on Vaishnavism and the Alvars. This brought to him a number of disciples, eight of whom known as Ashtadiggajas (elephants of the eight directions). they were: Vanamaamalai Jeeyar, Bhattar Piraan jeeyar, Tiruvengada jeeyar, Koil kanthaadai annan, Prathivaadhi bhayankaram annaa, Erumbi appaa, Appillai and Appillan.
[edit] Literary work
Manavala Mamunigal wrote nineteen books known as grantha. Three of these were in Sanskrit and the rest in Tamil language and Manipravalam.
- Sri Vachana Bhushanam
- Mumukshuppadi
- Tattvathrayam
- Acharya Hrudhayam
- Gnana Saaram
- Prameya Saaram
- Periyazhwar Thirumozhi
- Ramanuja Noorranthadhi
- Eedu
- Sri Vachana Bhushanam
- Tattvathrayam
- Upadesa Rathna Maalai
- Thiruvaimozhi Noorranthadhi
- Iyalc Chaarru
- Thiruvaradhana Kramam
- Yathiraja Vimsathi
- Devaraja MangaLam
- Sri Kanchi Devapperumal Sthothram
- Aaarthi Prabhandham
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