The Mantrayana Of Tirumular

திருமூலரின் மந்திராயணம் 

The Mantrayana of Tirumular




The Mantrayana may perhaps be the most distinctive contribution of Agamic Hinduism and the roots of which are traceable to Sumerian times. Temple worship Yoga Sciences and Mantrayana go together and in the Kes Temple of Hymns of Enhudu Anna( 2200 B.C.) and many other Sumerian Hymns we see already the NamavaLi and related mantra recitals.

But the most important feature of Mantrayana is that  it constitutes the THEORETICAL framework for the whole range of Hermeneutic Sciences and in this it is something like what theoretical physics is to positive sciences. 

While the West was busy in developing the positive physical sciences, the Hindus were developing a vast range of Hermeneutic Sciences that are essentially spiritual but now all buried deep down as unwanted records of the past.  

We should also note that in the age of Cyber Space, Mantrayana can be given an interpretation that is concrete and intelligible by correlating it with the various themes of artificial intelligence.


 Dr K Loganathan @ Ullaganar 2002