Query on kalai origion

[soundararajan50]

Dear Sir,
Adiyen would like to know the origin of Thenkalai and Vadakalai.
What are and why the differences,Who has established these kalais,If we
are wearing the sirpadm of emberuman as thirumankappu what the extension
over the nose in thenkalai namam denotes?

I request your goodself to forgive me and not to misunderstand me
for the questions raised by me happen to be wrong. These questions are
in my mind for the past five decades at least now I would like to know the
answers so that I can answer my grandson if asked by him

Thanks
Adiyen
Kss rajan

[bmbcAdmin]

Re: Query on kalai origion

Sri:
"Chatur varnam mayA shrushtam" - BGita is the origin of caste system.
caste is defined according to the nature of job.
Brahmin is the basic caste whose nature of job is learning veda and helping all other community / caste
about how to lead their life with peace of mind, and accepting their pApam
by way of getting dhAnams from them.
Because they may not have time or other resources to learn and do all the karmas as per veda and shastra.

To eliminate the pApams received from others, brahmins are instructed by shastra to do lot of nithya karma and samskara karmas which we call it as rituals.
There started the differences in brahmins.
Shastram itself given some sub divisions in brahmins but there is no grading but according to the branch of veda they are practicing
like yajur, sama, rig, atherva.

Shastra given all details about how, when and where to do the karma or ritual but no details were given
about cultural things like dressing, decorating, recipes, inter relationship sharing, respecting etc. like other practical issues.

So, there was a necessity to create a custom to maintain the culture.
Due to lake of easy communications lot of local customs and cultures have been developed but all are based on respecting the basic shastra, for example laws according to constitution.

To keep respect of their own culture and custom people are started naming their own group suitably.

I hope this is enough for understanding the origin of several custom and culture in brahmin community.

Now for your particular question about the Thiruman:
There was a reference which says, the Thiruman should start from origin of the nose.
The difference of opinion is in the origin of the nose only.
I hope that everybody know about the meaning of the word 'Origin'.
To read further about the difference between Vadakalai & Thenkalai go to the below thread.

http://www.brahminsnet.com/forums/sh...i-vs-Thenkalai