Acts of Apostle Thomas
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XVIII SURAYA IMMIGRATION : M. M. NINAN<br />
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Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh, but also from the old Assyrian capital at Assur, principally<br />
excavated by German expeditions in the twentieth century. In recent years, it has become<br />
increasingly clear that the written medical traditions continued in Babylonia after the fall <strong>of</strong><br />
Assyria as is evidenced particularly by finds in the far southern city <strong>of</strong> Uruk and in tablets from<br />
the Babylon-Sippar area now in the British Museum (many unpublished).<br />
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Kolla Varsham Malayalam Calendar<br />
It is believed that the Malayalam Era (Kolla Varsham) was started in 825 AD by these Asyriac Saints who<br />
settled in Korukeni kollam during a convention in Kollam under King Kulashekhara<br />
http://www.enotes.com/topic/Malayalam_calendar<br />
It also signified the independence <strong>of</strong> Malabar from the Cheraman Perumals. (Reference<br />
Travancore Manual page 244).<br />
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http://www.thefullwiki.org/Malayalam_calendar<br />
Malayalam calendar (also known as Malayalam Era or Kollavarsham) is a solar Sidereal calendar used in<br />
the state <strong>of</strong> Kerala in South India. The origin <strong>of</strong> Kollam Era has been dated as 825 A.D. when the great<br />
convention in Kollam was held at the behest <strong>of</strong> King Kulashekhara. Kollam was an important town in that<br />
period, and Malayalam Era is called 'Kolla Varsham' possibly as a result <strong>of</strong> the Tarish-a-palli sassnam.<br />
It also signified the independence <strong>of</strong> Malabar from the Cheraman Perumals. (Reference Travancore<br />
Manual page 244). King Kulashekhara granted the copper plate grants in 825 A.D. to Mar S(abo)r Iso<br />
whom he invited to Kollam from Assyria (present Persia & Syria with Constantinople as the spiritual seat<br />
(the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire), and transferring to the Tarasa Church and Vaishnavite Nambuthiri<br />
community at Devalokakara (Thevalakara-(Tarsish) in Quilon, lands near the city with hereditament <strong>of</strong> low<br />
caste. (Reference Travancore Manual page 244). It is believed that this conference was called by King<br />
Kulshekara to get a clarity on the theology <strong>of</strong> Divinity <strong>of</strong> the Trinity. It finally resulted in a major split in<br />
the Aryan Nambuthiri community and the consecration <strong>of</strong> Thevalakara orthodox church with Syrian liturgy<br />
by Mar Abo. This followed a debate between Nambuthiris who believed in the St. <strong>Thomas</strong> tradition <strong>of</strong><br />
Vaishnavism (Christ as the putra and the only object <strong>of</strong> sacrifice) but continued in their vedic tradition<br />
including Sun Worship, and those who backed Adi Shankara and his Advaita Vedanta in early 9th century<br />
(that Christ (isha) and Shiva are one and the difference is only caused between Aramic and Pali language).<br />
However it should be particularly noted that Kolla varsham resulted in the origin <strong>of</strong> Christianity in Kerala<br />
as an individual religion outside vedic Vaishnavism as till that time only four vedic Aryan namboothiri<br />
families (namely Kaliankal at Nilakal with a branch family at Devalokakara -- near the ancient Koreni-<br />
Kollam port -- Paklomattam at Palyoor, Shankarapuri at Niranam and Kalli at Kokkamangalam) were<br />
allowed priesthood inside Christianity.<br />
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