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TAM-070320236094 Volume: 7

Issue: 3 Month: January Year: 2023 P-ISSN: 2454-3993 E-ISSN: 2582-2810 Received: 05.10.2022 Accepted: 20.11.2022 Published: 01.01.2023 Citation:

Sivakumar, L. “Bhuta Traditions and Religious Traditions.” Shanlax International Journal of Tamil Research, vol. 7, no. 3, 2023, pp. 105–10.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34293/

tamil.v7i3.6094

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Bhuta Traditions and Religious Traditions

Dr. L. Sivakumar

Assistant Professor, Tamil Studies, Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8382-2189 Abstract

There are ideas about Bhuta found in Ancient Tamil Literatures. They Fall into Three categories. Among them, natural objects (five elements) are associated with Bhuta Religion, the worship god Sathukka Bhuta is associated with Sramana Religions like Jainism, Bhddhism, and the protective god Bhuta Ganam or collective Bhutas are associated with Saivism. This Article examines these three types of Bhutas in detail.

Key Words: Bhuta Religion, Sramana Religions, Jainism, Budhism, Saivism, Bhuta Ganam, Chathukka Bhutam, Five Elements, Folklore Worship, Myth

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