Their [Tamilian] colossal temples in the South proclaim the triumph of the Veera Shaiva and Veera Vaishnava sects.
The great Vaishnava religion of India has also sprung from a Tamil Pariah -- shathakopa --"who was a dealer in winnowing-fans but was a Yogin all the while".
And the Tamil Alwars or devotees still command the respect of the whole Vaishnava sect.
Even now the study of the Dvaita, Vishishtadvaita and Advaita systems of Vedanta is cultivated more in South India than anywhere else. Even now the thirst for religion is stronger here than in any other place.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Memoirs of European Travel
The great Vaishnava religion of India has also sprung from a Tamil Pariah -- shathakopa --"who was a dealer in winnowing-fans but was a Yogin all the while".
And the Tamil Alwars or devotees still command the respect of the whole Vaishnava sect.
Even now the study of the Dvaita, Vishishtadvaita and Advaita systems of Vedanta is cultivated more in South India than anywhere else. Even now the thirst for religion is stronger here than in any other place.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Memoirs of European Travel
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