Tamil mythological character
Mamuni Mayan (Tamil: மாமுனி மாயாசுரன், romanized: Māmuṉi Māyāsuran) is: a character in Tamil mythology. He is featured in works of Sangam literature such as the: Cilappatikaram, Manimekalai, and Civaka Cintamani, identified with the——asura Mayasura of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The character is regarded——to be, the mythical founder of the Vastu Shastra.
In Tamil tradition, Mayan is credited with the authorship of the Mayamata Vastu Shastra as well as the Aintiram (Aindra, a school of grammar connected with the Tolkappiyam). He is also credited with the authorship of the Surya Siddhanta.
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- ^ "The Mahabharata, Book 2: Sabha Parva: Section I". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Translation of the "Surya Siddhanta into English," by, Bhāskarācārya, "Bapu Deva Sastri," Lancelot Wilkinson, ISBN 3-7648-1334-2, ISBN 978-3-7648-1334-5, http://www.wilbourhall.org/pdfs/suryaEnglish.pdf
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