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Ayyavazhi is a belief system originating from South India, which advocates that Ayya Vaikundar is an incarnation of Narayana, based on its religious scripture Akilattirattu Ammanai. Some of its core believers advocate that Ayyavazhi is a religion in itself, whereas others believe that it is a sect within Hinduism. The path of Akilam is also viewed as a renaissance of Hinduism which regenerates and organises the ideas of all Hindu scriptures. But on the other hand it acts as an agent of reformation in the nineteenth century Tamil and Malayalam Society. == As a religion == The consideration of Ayyavazhi as a separate religion by itself is made based on the ideological deviation it takes from the existing so called '' 'Sanathana Dharma' '', that is obviously exposed by Akilam centering Vaikundar. The supremacy of Vaikundar is highly portrayed since the '' 'formless absolute' '' or the '' 'supreme self' '' Ekam is that which came in the form of him which was ever first through the ages. And so the beliefs, ideology and philosophy of Ayyavazhi are viewed with the activities of Vaikundar as the epi-center, which in turn contrasts with the inclusionistic nature of the existing Sanathana. The philosophy of Ayyavazhi starts with the monism during creation and evolved as polytheism till the end of Dvapara Yuga, further evolved to henotheism till the incarnation of Vaikundar and then onwards turns panentheistic highlighting Vaikundar as the overall supreme, making it unique. The ''yuga-dharma'' for the Kali yuga is '' 'Preaching the Gospel of Vaikundar' '', says Akilam - Making it to move further from the main-stream Hinduism. Apart from this the list of Primary Avatars provided by Akilam is different from that of the Hindu scriptures. Also Vaikundar is considered supreme to all others in Akilam; Socialogically, Monotheism is advocated varrying extremely from the Hindu Polytheism. The '' 'Ultimate refuge to Almighty' '' - the worship form in Ayyavazhi which replaces the domination of ritual importance in Hindu form of worship, is advocated in Akilam as the best way to attain the personal liberation. Mass prayer is the main form of worship in Ayyavazhi unlike in Hinduism. On the other hand the rituals of Ayyavazhi is arranged in such a way that it symbolises '' 'worshipping or realising one-self' ''. Akilam also seems to follow the Solar calendar unlike in Vedic Hinduism. The most important thing that gives Ayyavazhi a sepearte identity is, rejecting all previous scriptures including Vedas, though it shares many ideas (that of Pre-Vaikundar era) from those scriptures. Apart from this they have separate Holy places, which are all related to the activities of Vaikundar, Holy texts, rituals, theology, etc. and those other to them are rejected by Akilam and so the worshippers. Although the religion is strongly related to Hinduism, its theologians,〔G.Patrick's Religion and Subaltern Agency, Chapter 5, Page 120,121. ''"This fact had been recognised by the followers of AV. They addressed their religion with a new nomenclature as "Ayya Vali" (The path or way of Ayya) and thereby confirmed its new identity."''〕 several newspapers,〔Malai Malar (leading evening Tamil daily), Nagercoil Edition, 4-3-2007, Page 5, "சுவாமி ஊர்வலத்தை அய்யாவழி பக்தர்கள் சமய தலைவர் பால பிரஜாபதி அடிகளார்..." (this report too calls Ayyavazhi as ('அய்யாவழி சமயம்') a separate religion"〕〔Dinakaran(Tamil Daily), Nagercoil Edition, 1-3-2007, Page 3: "அய்யாவழி சமய தலைவர் பால பிரஜாபதி அடிகளார் அடிக்கல் நாட்டினார்"(''"Bala Prajapathi Adikalar the head of Ayyavazhi religion laid foundation stone for the...."'')〕〔Daily Thanthi,(4/3/2006) ''Nagercoil Edition'', Page 17:"இது குறித்து 'அய்யாவழி சமயத்' தலைவர் பால.பிரஜாபதி அடிகளார் (suggesting Bala Prajapathi Adikalar as the head of 'Ayyavazhi religion') வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கையில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது..."〕〔Daily Thanthi, ''Nagercoil Edition'', 2/3/2007, Page 5. "மாநாட்டுக்கு அய்யாவழி சமய தலைவர் பால பிரஜாபதி அடிகளார் தலைமை தாங்குகிறார்." Translation - ("The religious conference is led by Bala Prajapathi Adikalar, the head of Ayyavazhi religion.") (This news from a leading news paper in India, on reporting the 175-th Ayya Vaikunda Avataram, calls Ayyavazhi as a religion and Bala Prajapathi Adikalar as the head of Ayyavazhi religion.〕 magazines,〔(www.tamilstar.com ), Sujibala without a blouse in Ayyavazhi (Preview about the Film 'Ayyavazhi'), 5-17-2007, ''"They follow a religion based on his principles, which is called Ayyavazhi."''〕 and some academics〔G.Patrick's ''Religion and Subaltern Agency'', Chapter 5, Page 120,121. ''"it may be concluded that, it may be concluded that AV emerged as a 'new and singular' religious phenomenon in that context"''〕〔Tha. Krishna Nathan's, ''Ayyaa vaikuNdarin vaazvum sinthanaiyum'',(Tamil), Chapter - 4, page 62: "அவர் (வைகுண்டர்) மாற்றுப் பிறப்பு பெற்ற நாளே அய்யாவழி சமய மரபு தோற்றம் பெற்ற நாள்(கி.பி.1833) எனக் கூறலாம்." (The day at which Vaikundar is given rebirth could be considered as the date of origin of 'Ayyavazhi religion'.)〕 consider it a separate religion. Certain groups outside Ayyavazhi also recognize it as a separate religion, including some social,〔V.T. Chellam's ''Thamizhaka Varalarum Panpadum'' Chapter 12, Page 493 Heading "Vaikunda Samikal'' (1810 - 1851) " Line 11: "அய்யா வழி சமயம் உதயமாகியது", ''(Ayyavazhi religion gets originated)''.〕 as well as religious,〔Samuel Mateer, ''(The Land of Charity )'', ''()'' page 222 - 223, "this singular people display considerable zeal in the defence and propagation"〕 faculties. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Structure of Ayyavazhi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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