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The Tirumantiram is divided into nine chapters, 9 tantras (tantirams); 1. Philosophical views and divine experience, impermanency of the physical body, love, education etc. 2. Shiva's glory, His divine acts, classification of souls etc. 3. Yoga practices according to the eight-angled way of Patanjali. Also refers to Vaasi Yoga 4. Mantra, tantra, etc. 5. Various branches of Saiva religion; the four elements of Shaiva Siddhanta. 6. Shiva as guru bestowing grace and the devotee's responsibility. 7. Shiva linga, Shiva worship, self-control. 8. The stages of soul experience . 9. Panchadsara ...

Thayumanavar (Tamil: தாயுமானவர் (1705–1744) was a Tamil spiritual philosopher from Tamil Nadu, India. Thayumanavar articulated the Saiva Siddhanta philosophy. He wrote several Tamil hymns of which 1454 are available. His first four songs were sung 250 years ago at the Congress of Religions in Tiruchirappalli. His poems follow his own mystical experience, but they also outline the philosophy of Hinduism, and the Tirumandiram by Saint Tirumular in its highest form, one that is at once devotional a