This is a Jeevasamadhi of Sattaimuni Siddhar, one of revered 18 Siddhars from Tamil Nadu.
There is a place to sit and meditate next to the Jeevasamadhi. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to get there
The Jeevasamadhi temple is 19 kms North West of Madurai.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ihpAdJuBoCypDgna9
About Sattaimuni Siddhar
The 12th-century work, Abhidana Chintamani by Hemachandra, which talks about the Siddhars, has several mentions of the Sri Lankan-born Sattaimuni who travelled all the way to Kailasa. He produced 96 sutras and was adept in Rasavathavidya or alchemy. Like Agasthyar and Nandithevar, Sattaimuni also taught the unity of the Universe and the Body. It is believed that he lived for 880 years. His Samadhi was at Sri rangam. Having studied under Nandithevar in Kailasa and Dakshinamurthi himself, he composed 46 works. Better to say that we know only about 46. Among his disciples are the prominent Siddhars Sundaranar and Pambatti. His fundamental works in Anthropology sets him apart from other Sidhars.
He was born among Tamil people in Sri Lanka to a farmer couple. At a young age, he lived near temples and met a sanyasi who advised him to take the spiritual journey seeking truth. On his path, he met a glorious Sidhar who was none other than Sidha Peruman Bhoganathar. Converting to the Sidhar path, he met Agasthya, Karuvoorar, and Konkana Sidhar before travelling to the Himalayas. At Kailasa,he met the Adi Sidhayogi Sivaperumal. It is believed that the eponymous woolen sweater was Siva’s gift to him. He encrypted his writings using the Sankhya system so that only the deserving can decipher.
There is a story about Sattaimuni at Srirangam where his Samadhi is. Srirangam used to be called Thiruvarangam. Sattaimuni came to the temple where Vishnu’s darshan was considered possible. He saw that the door to the temple of Aranganathar or Vishnu was closed. In his fervent devotion, he called out Aranga thrice to the lord. The Temple door opened and bells sounded. Sattaimuni entered the temple and sat down. The next day devotees saw Sattaimuni sitting there with the idol’s ornaments on him. They were furious. They took him to the kind branding him as a thief. Without worry, Sattaimuni told the king that these were gifts from Arangar. The king didn’t believe and took him to the temple. Once again Sattaimuni called out to the lord and the doors miraculously opened. As the king watched, Sattaimuni merged with the idol and disappeared.
Read More
https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-sattaimuni/
