Ayyavazhi

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Ayyavazhi is a 19th-century monotheistic belief system that emerged in South India, centered on the teachings of Ayya Vaikundar and the scripture Akilattirattu Ammanai.

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Ayyavazhi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monotheistic belief system ⓘ
new religious movement ⓘ
religion ⓘ
associatedWith Hinduism ⓘ
centralFigure Ayya Vaikundar ⓘ
coreBelief dharma (righteousness) ⓘ
opposition to caste discrimination ⓘ
social equality ⓘ
worship of a single supreme God ⓘ
cosmologyFeature cycles of yugas (ages) ⓘ
final triumph of dharma ⓘ
devotionalCenter Swamithopepathi ⓘ
devotionalPractice collective worship in Pathis and Nizhal Thangals ⓘ
recitation of Akilattirattu Ammanai ⓘ
emergedAmong marginalized communities in South India ⓘ
eschatology coming of a righteous age (Dharma Yukam) ⓘ
ethicalTeaching compassion ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
followsTeachingsOf Ayya Vaikundar ⓘ
founder Ayya Vaikundar ⓘ
geographicFocus Kerala ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
hasClergyType Panividaiyalars ⓘ
hasFestival Ayya Vaikunda Avataram ⓘ
linked to: Ayya Vaikundar

Thiru Eadu Vasippu ⓘ
hasSymbol Lotus with Namam ⓘ
languageOfScripture Tamil ⓘ
mainPilgrimageCenter Swamithopepathi ⓘ
originCentury 19th century ⓘ
originPeriod 19th century ⓘ
originPlace South India ⓘ
originRegion Kanyakumari district ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
primaryDeity Ayya Vaikundar ⓘ
religiousClassification monotheism ⓘ
ritualLanguage Tamil ⓘ
sacredText Akilattirattu Ammanai ⓘ
Arul Nool ⓘ
scripturalGenre mythological narrative ⓘ
prophetic text ⓘ
scripture Akilattirattu Ammanai ⓘ
Arul Nool ⓘ
sharesConceptWith Vaishnavism ⓘ
socialRole reform movement against caste oppression ⓘ
theologicalConcept Dharma Yukam ⓘ
viewOnAyyaVaikundar incarnation of the supreme God ⓘ
worshipPlace Nizhal Thangal ⓘ
Pathi ⓘ

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Indian religions → includes → Ayyavazhi ⓘ