Theology
The Akilam based theology is not a constant one since it is deals with the whole events right from the creation to the end. It undergoes different theologies from polytheism to monotheism and monism, though monism is the final and overall focus point for the present yuga. It is viewed closely to the mythical events that takes place at various ages and so it changes often. Monism in the beginning (creation), polytheism till the end of Dwapara yuga, then some sort of henotheism till the advent of Vaikundar; and then on Monism again. All this changes are closely tied to the appropriate mythical events and so all stories related to these changes should be know in detail to understand the evolution of the philosophy of Akilam through the ages.
Also since from the incarnation of Vaikundar all previous individual God-heads are surrendered and assembled within Vaikundar, then onwards he is the responsible one for the activities of all god-heads. All the works to be done by them will be performed by Vaikundar. So it's unavoidable to know about the nature, quality and powers of all those God-heads to understand the quality and power extension of Vaikundar. So again the details of those surrendered god-heads to be collected from the Hindu texts. But if Akilam has any different ideas about any particular event or any origin of God-heads, mentioned elaborately in Hindu texts, then it will be found in detail in Akilam. And so for that, Akilam forms the foremost source and need not be referred from previous Hindu texts.
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