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Agastyar
Agastyar, also spelled Agathiar or Agasthiar, is considered as the first and foremost person of Siddha. He is considered the guru of many other Siddhars. He is also called Kurumuni, meaning short (kuru) saint (muni). His contributions were to the field of Medicine (Siddha), Tamil Literature, and Astrology - especially Nadi Jodhidam . He is said to have lived for over 5000 years, and that one of his medicinal preparations, Boopathi Kuligai, is so powerful that it can even bring the dead back to life. Two of his students and disciples were
- Therayar
- Tholkappiar
See Also
- Siddhars
- Thirumoolar
- Bogar
- Kumba Muni
- Avaiyar
- Abithana Chintamani - Encyclopedia of Tamil Literature
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