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Alvars

The Alvars (Tamil: ஆழ்வார், romanized: Āḻvār, lit. 'The Immersed') were the Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused bhakti (devotion) to the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu through their songs of longing, ecstasy, and service. They are venerated in Vaishnavism, which regards Vishnu as the Ultimate Reality.

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Naalayira Divya PrabandhamTirupallāṇḍuPeriyāḻvār TirumoḻiTiruppāvaiNācciyār TirumoḻiNarayanaBrahmaRudra

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Known for
Bhakti movement
Notable work
Naalayira Divya Prabandham
Denomination
Vaishnavism
Philosophy
Vishishtadvaita
Region
Tamilakam
Religion
Hinduism

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related to Historical timeline · 31
Alvars → Alvars Poigai, Andal, Asian Studies, BCE, Bhoothath, Bhutattalvar, Carthage College, CE, Dvapara Yuga, Hinduism, James, Kali Yuga, Kulashekhara, Kulashekhara Alvar, Lochtefeld, Madhurakavi, Nammalvar, Periyalvar, Pey, Peyalvar
related to Influence on Vishishtadvaita Vedanta · 26
Alvars → According, Acharyas Nathamuni, Chari, Epics, Nalayira Divyaprabandham, Nammalvar, Nathamuni, Pancharatra Agamas, Ramanuja, Sanskrit Veda, Sanskrit Vedic, Tamil, Tamil Prabandham, The, The Alvars, The Tiruvaymoli, Upanishads, Vaishnava, Vaishnava Puranas, Veda
related to Place in the Bhakti movemnent · 24
Alvars → According, Bhakti, Chari, Chola, God, Godhead, India, Pallava, Pallavas, Pandi-nadu, Pandya, Sanskrit, Sola-nadu, South India, Tamil, Tamil-speaking, The Alvars, The Vaishnava, Their, Tonda-nadu
related to Specific alvar legends · 21
Alvars → Alvar, Andal, Bhoothath, Buddhist, He, Her, Legends, Lord Ranganatha, Lord's, Madhurakavi Alvar, Nammalvar, Pey Alvar, Poygai, Saiva, Sambandar, Srirangam, The, Tirukkovalur, Tirumangai Alvar's, Vishnu
related to Divine origins and miraculous births · 19
Alvars → Alvar, Andal, Bhoothath Alvar, Earth, For, Garuda, Kaustubha, Kulasekhara Alvar, Many, Nammalvar, Nandaka, Other Alvars, Periyalvar, Pey Alvar, Poygai Alvar, Tirumangai Alvar, Vishnu, Vishnu's, Vishvaksena
related to Sources · 19
Alvars → Alvar, CE, Garuḍavāhana Paṇḍita, Guruparamparāprabhāvam-mūvāyirappaḍi, Guruparamparāprabhāvam-ārāyirappaḍi, Koil Kandāḍai Nāyan, Manavala Mahāmuni, Periya Thirumaḍi Aḍaivu, Pinpaḻakiyaperumāḷ Jīyar, Ramanuja, The, The Divyasuricarita, The Guruparampara Prabhavam, The Upadeśa Ratnamālai, The Vārtta Malai, There, These, Tṛtīya Brahmatantra Parakālasvāmi, Vaishnava
related to Legacy · 13
Alvars → As, Chaitanya, In, Madhva, Nimbarka, Ramanuja, Sanskrit, Tamil, The, These, Vaishnavite, Vallabha, Vedic
related to Philosophy · 11
Alvars → Dravida Vedam, God, Nālāyira Divya Prabandham, Tamil, Tamil Veda, The, Their, Upanishadic, Vedānta, Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta, Viṣṇu
related to Naalayira Divya Prabandham · 8
Alvars → Naalayira Divya Prabandham, Nathamuni, The, These, TirumaḍalTiruvāymoḻi, TirupallāṇḍuPeriyāḻvār TirumoḻiTiruppāvaiNācciyār TirumoḻiPerumāḻ TirumoḻiTiruccanda, TiruvandādiNāṉmukaṉ TiruvandādiTiruviruttamTiruvāciriyamPeriya TiruvandādiTiruveḻukūṟṟirukkaiŚiriya TirumaḍalPeriya, ViruttamTirumālaiTirupaḻḻi-eḻucciAmalanādipirāṇKaṇṇinuṇ-ŚiruttāmbuPeriya TirumoḻiTirukkuruntāṇḍakamTiruneḍuntāṇḍakamMudal TiruvandādiIraṇḍām TiruvandādiMūṉṟām
related to List of the twelve Alvars · 6
Alvars → Periyapurana, Poygai, Shaivite Nayanars, Shiva, The Alvars, Tradition

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alvar tamil vishnu ramanuja also bhakti nammalvar ce isbn prabandham god philosophy divya devotional india nathamuni devotion divine andal hymns

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AlvarsDenominationVaishnavism1.00infobox
AlvarsKnown forBhakti movement1.00infobox
AlvarsNotable workNaalayira Divya Prabandham1.00infobox
AlvarsPhilosophyVishishtadvaita1.00infobox
AlvarsRegionTamilakam1.00infobox
AlvarsReligionHinduism1.00infobox
AlvarsSchoolBhagavata1.00infobox
Nammalvar in 3102 BCEinstance ofSpecific dates0.80text
Kulashekhara in 2075 BCEinstance ofSpecific dates0.80text
Periyalvar in 3056 BCEinstance ofSpecific dates0.80text
and Andal in 3005 BCE are also giveninstance ofSpecific dates0.80text
Guruparamparāprabhāvam-ārāyirappaḍi by Pinpaḻakiyaperumāḷ Jīyar in the 13th century CEinstance ofThe Guruparampara Prabhavam is found in multiple variations0.80text

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    Alvars

    Nodes111
    Edges110
    Triples192
    Avg. degree1.98
    Density0.018018
    Components1
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