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This is a list of Iyers. Iyers are Hindu Brahmins of Tamil origin who are Smarthas or followers of the Smritis. They mostly believe in the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Sankara.〔, Pg 267〕〔Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Pg 269〕 Prior to the 1800s, almost all prominent members of this community hailed from religious or literary spheres. Tyagaraja, Syama Sastri and Muthuswamy Dīkshitar, who constitute the "Trinity of Carnatic music" were probably the first verified historical personages from the community, as the accounts or biographies of those who lived earlier appear semi-legendary in character. During the British Raj, Iyers and Iyengars dominated the services by their predominance in the legal and administrative professions.〔 〕〔Slater, Pg 168〕 Most of the ''Dewans'' of the princely state of Travancore during the 19th century were Tamil Brahmins (Iyers and Iyengars). Some of the prominent individuals of the period as Seshayya Sastri, Sir T. Muthuswamy Iyer, Sir P. S. Sivaswami Iyer, Shungrasoobyer, Sir K. Seshadri Iyer, Sir S. Subramania Iyer and C. P. Ramaswamy Ayyar all had a legal background.〔 At the same time, they were also intimately associated with the Indian National Congress and the Indian independence movement. The most prominent freedom fighter from the community was Subrahmanya Bharati. Following independence, Iyers have diversified into a number of fields dominating the domain of classical arts in particular. ==Saints, religious and spiritual leaders== * Abirami Pattar (c. 18th century AD), Tamil saint and poet. Author of ''Abirami Anthathi'' and Hindu religious works in Tamil. * Appayya Dikshitar (1520–1593),Saivite saint and religious scholar who re-established Advaita philosophy's predominance in the South. He was especially patronised by the rulers of Vellore and Madurai, Chinnabomma Nayak and Tirumalai Nayak, respectively. * Bharati Krishna Theerthaji (1884–1960), the Shankaracharya of Puri. He also popularized Vedic mathematics. * Campantar (c. 7th century AD), One of the 63 Nayanmars. One of the authors of ''Tirumurai''. * Chandeshvara Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanmars. * Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi (1894–1994), former pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt. * Cuntarar (c. 8th century AD), One of the Nayanmars and author of the ''Periya Puranam''. * Sri Jayendra Saraswathi (born 1935), Current pontiff of the Kanchi mutt. * Manikkavacakar (c. 9th century AD), One of the Nayanmars. Author of ''Tiruvacakam'' * Nambiyandar Nambi (c. 11th century AD), Saivite ascetic and poet. One of the authors of the ''Tirumurai''. * Siva Sri Paskarakurukkal, Sri Lankan Tamil priest resident in Germany, responsible for the building of the second biggest Hindu temple of Europe, the Sri Kamatchi Ampal Temple. * Ramana Maharishi (1879–1950), saint and spiritual leader of Mount Arunachala. * Sheshadri Swamigal (1870–1929), Siddha or religious mendicant who lived in the forests of Arunachala. * Swami Sivananda (1887–1963), yogi who lived in Rishikesh, in the foothills of Himalayas. He popularized Hatha Yoga in North America 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Iyers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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