Tirumurai
E118512
Tirumurai is the twelve-volume collection of sacred Tamil Shaivite devotional hymns that forms a central scripture of South Indian Shaivism.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiruvacakam | 7 |
| Tirumurai canonical | 5 |
| Tamil Shaiva canon | 2 |
| Periya Puranam | 1 |
| Tamil Veda | 1 |
| Tirukkovaiyar | 1 |
| Tirumurai canon | 1 |
| Tiruvandadi hymns | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tirumurai Context triple: [Shaivism, coreText, Tirumurai]
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A.
Tirukkural
Tirukkural is a classic Tamil text of moral and philosophical couplets that offers concise guidance on ethics, governance, and love.
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B.
Nitya Grantha
Nitya Grantha is a foundational liturgical and devotional manual in the Sri Vaishnava tradition, attributed to the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
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C.
Lalita Sahasranama
Lalita Sahasranama is a revered Hindu devotional hymn that enumerates a thousand names and attributes of the Divine Mother Lalita Tripurasundari, central to Shakta worship and Sri Vidya tradition.
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D.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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E.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tirumurai Target entity description: Tirumurai is the twelve-volume collection of sacred Tamil Shaivite devotional hymns that forms a central scripture of South Indian Shaivism.
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A.
Tirukkural
Tirukkural is a classic Tamil text of moral and philosophical couplets that offers concise guidance on ethics, governance, and love.
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B.
Nitya Grantha
Nitya Grantha is a foundational liturgical and devotional manual in the Sri Vaishnava tradition, attributed to the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
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C.
Lalita Sahasranama
Lalita Sahasranama is a revered Hindu devotional hymn that enumerates a thousand names and attributes of the Divine Mother Lalita Tripurasundari, central to Shakta worship and Sri Vidya tradition.
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D.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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E.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
ⓘ
Shaivite scripture ⓘ Tamil devotional literature ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Chola dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chidambaram temple tradition
ⓘ
Tanjore ⓘ
surface form:
Thanjavur region
|
| centralTo |
Shaiva Siddhanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta tradition
|
| compiledFrom | earlier oral and written hymns ⓘ |
| compiledIn |
Chola dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Chola period
|
| contains |
Periya Puranam
ⓘ
Tevaram ⓘ Tirumurai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tirukkovaiyar
Tirumandiram ⓘ Tirumurai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tiruvacakam
|
| culturalSignificance | foundation of Tamil Shaiva bhakti movement ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | Shiva ⓘ |
| devotionalGenre | bhakti hymns ⓘ |
| function | scriptural authority for Tamil Shaivites ⓘ |
| includesHymnsAbout | Nayanars ⓘ |
| includesHymnsBy |
Appar
ⓘ
Manikkavacakar ⓘ Sambandar ⓘ Sundarar ⓘ Tirumular ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tamil Shaiva temple liturgy
ⓘ
later Tamil religious poetry ⓘ |
| isSacredTextOf |
Shaivism
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Shaivism
|
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | canonical in Tamil Shaivism ⓘ |
| majorComponent |
Periya Puranam
ⓘ
Tevaram ⓘ Tirumandiram ⓘ Tirumurai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tiruvacakam
|
| numberOfVolumes | 12 ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religion | Shaivism ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Agamic and bhakti literature ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| subject |
Shaiva philosophy
ⓘ
devotion to Shiva ⓘ ethics and devotion ⓘ lives of Shaiva saints ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfComposition | 7th to 12th centuries CE ⓘ |
| tradition |
Shaiva Siddhanta
ⓘ
surface form:
South Indian Shaivism
|
| usedIn |
Shaiva festivals
ⓘ
Shaiva temple worship ⓘ daily temple recitation ⓘ |
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Subject: Tirumurai Description of subject: Tirumurai is the twelve-volume collection of sacred Tamil Shaivite devotional hymns that forms a central scripture of South Indian Shaivism.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Periya Puranam
this entity surface form:
Tiruvacakam
this entity surface form:
Tiruvacakam
this entity surface form:
Tirumurai canon
this entity surface form:
Tamil Shaiva canon
this entity surface form:
Tiruvacakam
this entity surface form:
Tiruvacakam
this entity surface form:
Tiruvacakam
this entity surface form:
Tiruvandadi hymns
this entity surface form:
Tamil Veda