Bogar

Open main menu Search 3 EditStop watching Read in another language Bogar போகர் or Bogar or Bhogar or Boganathar has been described in varying traditions as a 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 alloy of nine metals. He also established the temple for Murugan in Poombarai Kuzhanthai Velappar temple Kodaikanal Tamilnadu, India. There is extant statue of lord Murugan by Navaphasanam .[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 known of his treatises. His other works are on yoga and archery, and a glossary of 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 7 days ago by Velappan Panneer 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