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Appar

Appar (Tamil: அப்பர்), also referred to as Tirunavukkaracar (Tamil: திருநாவுக்கரசர், romanized: Tirunāvukkaracar) or Navukkarasar, was a seventh-century Tamil Shaiva poet-saint. Born in a peasant Shaiva family, raised as an orphan by his sister, he lived about 80 years and is generally placed sometime between 570 and 650 CE.

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Born
Marul Neekkiyar 570 CE Tiruvamur, Panruti, Chola Kingdom (modern day Tiruvamur, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died
650 CE (aged 80) Thiruppugalur Chola Kingdom (modern day Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Honors
Nayanar saint, Muvar
Notable work(s)
Tevaram 4,5 (Tirukkuruntokai), 6 (Tiruttantakam)
Philosophy
Shaivism Bhakti
Religion
Hinduism

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Appar's Tevaram

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Appar

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples296
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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related to Bibliography · 114
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related to Temple services · 30
Appar → According, Agamic, Appar's, Cort, Hinduism, Jainism, John Cort, Kattalaiyars, Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, Nandivarman III, Nayanars, Nellaiappar Temple, Odhuvars, Pidarar, Rajaraja, Saiva, Saiva Siddhanta, Shiva, Sthanikars, Suchindram
related to Appar's Tevaram · 26
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related to Conversion to Jainism and return to Shaivism · 24
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related to Early life · 21
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related to Translations · 20
Appar → Appar's, Devaram, Dorai Rangaswamy, English, Francis Kingsbury, Godfrey Phillips, Hymns, In, Indira Peterson, More, Oxford University Press, Saints, Sambandar, South Indian Shiva, Sundarar, Tamil, Tevaram, These, They, Volume
related to Compilation · 18
Appar → CE, Chidambaram, He, It, Nambi, Nambi Andar Nambi, Nayanar, Raja Raja Chola, Rajaraja, Sambanthar, Shiva, Sundarar, Tamil Shaiva, Tevaram, The, Thillai Nataraja Temple, Tirumurai, Tirumurai Kanda Cholan
related to Names · 14
Appar → After, Dharmasenar, He, His, Jain, King, Language, Lord, Marulneekkiyar, Sambandar, Shaivism, Shiva, Tirunavukkaracar, Tongue
related to Bhakti · 11
Appar → Atikai, Chithirai, He, Navukkarasar, Sadhaya Nakshtra, Sambandar, Shiva, Sirkali, Tamil, Tamil Nadu, Tirupukalur Shiva
related to history · 7
Appar → Appar's, Digambara Jainism, Given Appar's, Paramasivanandan, Shaiva Hinduism, Tamil Hindus, They

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ApparBornMarul Neekkiyar 570 CE Tiruvamur, Panruti, Chola Kingdom (modern day Tiruvamur, Tamil Nadu, India)1.00infobox
ApparDied650 CE (aged 80) Thiruppugalur Chola Kingdom (modern day Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India)1.00infobox
ApparHonorsNayanar saint, Muvar1.00infobox
ApparNotable work(s)Tevaram 4,5 (Tirukkuruntokai), 6 (Tiruttantakam)1.00infobox
ApparPhilosophyShaivism Bhakti1.00infobox
ApparReligionHinduism1.00infobox
Apparrelated to Appar's TevaramThe Tamil Shaiva0.60section
Apparrelated to Appar's TevaramSiva0.60section
Apparrelated to Appar's TevaramOf0.60section
Apparrelated to Appar's TevaramTirumurai0.60section
Apparrelated to Appar's TevaramTamil0.60section
Apparrelated to Appar's TevaramShaiva Siddhanta0.60section

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