Bogar

Open main menu Search 2 EditStop watchingRead in another language Bogar போகர் or Bogar or Bhogar or Boganathar has been described in varying traditions as a South Indian Tamil siddhar who lived sometime between 550 and 300 BCE.[1] Bogar went from Tamil Nadu to China and taught about enlightenment, he mentioned that one of his songs "Bogar 7000, song 6". [2] Bogar is considered as a contemporary of Thirumoolar. Samadhi for Bogar is reported in at least six places in Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] It is said that Bogar created the image of Murugan at the hill temple in Palani from an mixture made from nine metal alloys . He also established the temple for Murugan in Kathirgramam,(Kataragamam temple (Sinhalese Katharagama; Tamil Katirkāmam)) Sri Lanka. There is no statue of Muruga, but only a copper plate with manthras written.[3] The priests of Palani Murugan temple were said to have been the descendants of Pulipanni, one of Bogar's students, until the sixteenth century.[4] According to siddha medicine documents, Bogar was the discoverer of an elixir of immortality. The Pharmacognosy is the best of his treatises. His other works are on yoga, archery and a glossary on medicine.[5] Notes Edit ^ White, David Gordon (1998). The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India. University of Chicago Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0226894997. ^ Lal, Mohan (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4093. ISBN 8126012218. ^ Template:Babaji By M.GovindasnCite book ^ Clothey, Fred W.; A.K. Ramanujan (1978). The many faces of Murugan̲: the history and meaning of a South Indian god. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 228–229. ISBN 978-90-279-7632-1. Retrieved 22 September 2010. ^ Indian Psychiatric Society (2002). Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 44. Indian Psychiatric Society. p. 167. Talk Last edited 2 months ago by an anonymous user RELATED ARTICLES Palani Murugan temple Pazhani murugan temple Kalangi Nathar Six Abodes of Murugan Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Terms of UsePrivacyDesktop