mārjāra-nyāya (English spelling) marjaranyaya

Japanese: mārjāra-nyāya(英語表記)marjaranyaya
mārjāra-nyāya (English spelling) marjaranyaya

…On the other hand, the Thengalai sect was more strongly influenced by the Alwars, was more popular, and many of them used Tamil. They preached that people could be saved only by faith in God, and promoted only prapatti. They advocated the cat theory mārjāra‐nyāya, which said that just as when a kitten is carried, the mother cat holds it in her mouth, and the kitten does nothing and is completely passive. According to this sect, the practice required by bhakti requires great effort and ability, and is beyond the reach of the general public, but prapatti is open to everyone, regardless of caste, etc. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mārjāra-nyāya" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…他方,テンガライ派は,アールワールたちの影響をより強く受け,いっそう民衆的で,多くはタミル語を使用し,人々は神に対する信仰のみによって救われると説き,プラパッティのみをすすめた。ちょうど,子猫が運ばれるときには,母猫がくわえるのであって,子猫は何もせず,まったく受身であるように,といって〈猫理論mārjāra‐nyāya〉を唱えた。この派によれば,バクティの要求する実践は非常な努力と能力が必要であって,一般大衆の及ぶところではないが,プラパッティはカースト等に関係なく,万人に開かれている,という。…

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