Mamuni Mayan

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.^[1] The character is regarded to be the mythical founder of the Vastu Shastra.^{[citation needed]}

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 is credited with the authorship of the Surya Siddhanta.^[2]

See also

• Mayasura
• Kubera
• Vishvakarma

References

1. "The Mahabharata, Book 2: Sabha Parva: Section I". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
2. 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