( see Nandinatha Sampradaya ) Siddhanta monastics used the influence of royal patrons to propagate the teachings in neighboring kingdoms, particularly in South India.

** Saiva Siddhanta, adheres to the teachings of Tirumular / Sundaranatha ( Nandinatha Sampradaya, the monistic school ) or of Meykandadeva ( Meykandar Sampradaya, the dualistic school )

It is based on the precepts of the Nandinatha Sampradaya, and traces its origins to a two thousand year-old lineage of the Kailāsa Parampar &# 257 ; Gurus.

Nandinatha Sampradaya ( नन ् द ि न ा थ सम ् प ् रद ा य ) is a denomination of Hinduism that places great importance on the practice of yoga.

It provides much insight into the mystical meditations and tantras ( techniques ) valued by the Nandinatha Sampradaya.

The teachings of the Nandinatha Sampradaya, value highly the necessity of a living perceptor to carry the unseen, energetic essence of these teaching to devotees.

The Nandinatha Sampradaya is a Siddha Yoga Tradition (" Siddha " means literally attainment ), and its Gurus have often demonstrated great mystical abilities and wisdom.

The Nandinatha Sampradaya is maintained today by several groups stemming from MahaRishi Nandinatha's eight disciples.

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami is the living preceptor or the 163rd Guru Mahasannidhanam of the Kailasa Parampara of the Nandinatha Sampradaya.

Thus less populous sannyasin sub-sects such as the Adinath Sampradaya or Nandinatha Sampradaya are typically either ignored or amalgamated into one or another of the formal panths.