What is the difference between Siddha and Ayurveda? What are its Origin and What they deal with?
Ayurveda is considered as sister science of YOGA.
It deals with 3 Dhosas / Humors
Vata = ether+air.
Pitta - Water+fire.
and
Kapha = Water + Earth.
Child is pre-dominantly Kapha. Adult is pre-dominantly Pitta and Oldage is pre-dominantly Vata.
Ayurveda is mentioned in Vedas and Upanishads. Deals with Herds. "Disease Preventive Science".
Siddha like YOGA seems to have been provided by LORD Shiva. Agastiya Muni / Kumba Muni who wrote the grammar for Tamil including 18 Siddhas (one who attained Astma Siddhi - Utimate form) are considered as father/mother of Siddha medicine. Even Patanjali who expounded traditional YOGA is also one of the Siddhas.
It take all elements ether, air, water, fire and earth into account for medicine. Considers 3 doshas for all age group. Deals with Herbs and minerals. "Curative Science"
What is Astma Siddhi? What the 8 parts of it?
Siddhi is nothing but GREAT PERFECTION. Perfection in gaining MASS, losing MASS, gaining SPACE, losing SPACE, gaining TIME, losing TIME, gaining TRUTH/Nature, controlling TRUTH/Nature.
- Anima: reducing one's body to the size of an atom
- Mahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely larger size
- Garima: becoming infinitely heavy
- Laghima: becoming almost weightless
- Prapthi: ability to be anywhere at will
- Prakamyam: realizing whatever one desires
- Isatvam: supremacy over nature
- Vasatva: control of natural forces
Who are these 18 Sidhhars?
Below are the 18 Siddhars mentioned in Tamil. The Samadi of each siddhar is mentioned below in tamil, most of them fall in TAMILNADU. They have written may books and scripts all have been written in Tamil.
What were their life time? When did they lived? Who was whose guru? What is their lineage? do they have some relations with Vedic period and Vedas? Why the literatures of them have been propounded in tamil?
Come let see them one by one.....
Ramanathar - Algarmalai.
Arabian Siddhar, also known as YAKOBU. Born in Nagapattinam, in the nose of Tamilnadu. Has met Bogar. Has lived in Chaturgiri (சதுரகிரி) hills in Villupuram district (where almost all 18 siddhas lived together). Has his samadi in Alagarmalai.
Bogar - Palani
Chinese Siddhar, also known as BO YANG & Lao Tse. One of the famous one, next to Agastyar. He whose divine brought 9 poision (navabashanam) to make medicine for all kinds of people via Palani Shrine. He had been kind to help all kinds of people, he who made cat to tell vedas, he who made secret of shive paravathi yoga to everyone, not knowing how to help people despite looking for Seeranjeevi and Philosopher Stone (life rejunevator) made palani Shrine. He also seems to have propounded Taoism.
Today, we can visit bogar samadhi in palani, which is guarded by pulipani lineage.
His Guru: Kalanginathar
His Student: Pulipani
Korakkar - Kokadu Malai (Pondicherry / Puducherry)
Student of Machendra Muni / Malayala King. Killed Menanathan, son of Machendra muni & Premala by washing him and brought him back to bring his guru to senses. Became part of drama artist to escape from Premala trap. Machendra Muni who gave a boon to needy brought Korakkar out of Ashes (Vibhuthi).
Korakkar, He who gave his eyes for his guru to gain a special tasty vada which his guru.
Ganzha (Korakkar Muigai) and Pugaiilai (Bramha Pattiram) are born out of Korakkar atma sakthi, along with Bhrama muni.
He seems to have been to Gujarat and the reason for Gorakpur. Nostradamus or Vaanga should be called as Korakkar as he like them has produced "Chandrarekha" predictions.
Samadhi at Palani, Perur or Kokadu - Pondicherry. Has lived in Chaturgiri (சதுரகிரி) hills in Villupuram district
Thirumoolar - Thiruvadudurai, Nagapatinam
kuduvittukoodu paibhavar. He took the form of cow herd "Moolan", then king Veerasena and Jambhukeswaran (a student yogi). he who locked veerasena body into "Yaani thumbi/hundi" maram and made every one to call arasa maram.
Samadi in Thillai.
Karuvurrar - Karuvur, Thanjavur
One who make Shrines of god. who killed bhramarakshasi in Thanjavur temple during incarnation. Known for karuvuthal. who went to jail for making nataraja via another chola king.
