Nayanars
E118517
The Nayanars were a group of early medieval South Indian Shaivite poet-saints whose devotional hymns greatly shaped the Bhakti movement and the worship of Shiva.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nayanars canonical | 5 |
| 63 Nayanars | 1 |
| 63 Nayanmar saints | 1 |
| His hymns are part of the canonical Tamil Shaiva scripture Tevaram | 1 |
| Nayanar movement | 1 |
| Tamil Saiva saints (Nayanmars) | 1 |
| Tamil Shaivite saints | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000219 — 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.
Target entity: Nayanars Context triple: [Shaivism, hasDevotionalPoets, Nayanars]
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Ramanujacharya
Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
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Namdev
Namdev was a 13th-century Marathi saint-poet and key figure of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his devotional hymns to Vithoba that are revered in both Hindu and Sikh traditions.
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Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja was a revered 18th–19th century Carnatic composer-saint whose devotional kritis, especially in praise of Lord Rama, are central to South Indian classical music.
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Vallabhacharya
Vallabhacharya was a prominent 15th–16th century Indian philosopher and theologian who founded the Pushtimarg school of Vedanta, emphasizing loving devotion (bhakti) to Krishna.
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Nimbarkacharya
Nimbarkacharya was a medieval Hindu philosopher and theologian best known for founding the Dvaitadvaita (dualistic–non-dualistic) school of Vedanta centered on devotion to Radha-Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nayanars Target entity description: The Nayanars were a group of early medieval South Indian Shaivite poet-saints whose devotional hymns greatly shaped the Bhakti movement and the worship of Shiva.
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A.
Ramanujacharya
Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
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B.
Namdev
Namdev was a 13th-century Marathi saint-poet and key figure of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his devotional hymns to Vithoba that are revered in both Hindu and Sikh traditions.
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C.
Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja was a revered 18th–19th century Carnatic composer-saint whose devotional kritis, especially in praise of Lord Rama, are central to South Indian classical music.
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D.
Vallabhacharya
Vallabhacharya was a prominent 15th–16th century Indian philosopher and theologian who founded the Pushtimarg school of Vedanta, emphasizing loving devotion (bhakti) to Krishna.
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E.
Nimbarkacharya
Nimbarkacharya was a medieval Hindu philosopher and theologian best known for founding the Dvaitadvaita (dualistic–non-dualistic) school of Vedanta centered on devotion to Radha-Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti movement saints
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Hindu religious group ⓘ Shaivite poet-saints ⓘ |
| AlvarsRelation | Vaishnavite contemporaries in Bhakti movement ⓘ |
| associatedText |
Tevaram
ⓘ
Tirumurai ⓘ |
| associatedWithTempleTradition |
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
ⓘ
Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple ⓘ |
| classification |
Nayanars
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tamil Shaivite saints
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| commemoratedBy | festival processions in Tamil temples ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Nambiyandar Nambi ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Alvar saints
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surface form:
Alvars
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| culturalImpact |
shaped Tamil devotional poetry
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strengthened Shaivite identity in South India ⓘ |
| devotionalForm | bhakti ⓘ |
| devotionalTheme |
condemnation of ritualism without devotion
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love and surrender to Shiva ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
6th century
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7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| hymnsPreservedIn |
Tirumurai
ⓘ
surface form:
Tirumurai canon
|
| iconography | processional bronze images in temples ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Bhakti literature
ⓘ
South Indian temple worship ⓘ Shaivism ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Shaivism
|
| keyFigure |
Appar
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Manikkavacakar ⓘ Sambandar ⓘ Sundarar ⓘ |
| languageOfHymns | Tamil ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation for later Shaiva Siddhanta tradition ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement ⓘ |
| numberOfSaints | 63 ⓘ |
| opposedPractice | Jain influence in Tamil regions ⓘ |
| promotedPractice |
singing of devotional hymns
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temple-centered worship of Shiva ⓘ |
| region |
South India
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Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
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Shaivism ⓘ |
| socialBackground | multiple castes and social groups ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval period ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Shaivism
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Tamil culture ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Hindu tradition
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| worshippedAs | saints in Tamil Shaivite temples ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | personal devotion to Shiva ⓘ |
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Subject: Nayanars Description of subject: The Nayanars were a group of early medieval South Indian Shaivite poet-saints whose devotional hymns greatly shaped the Bhakti movement and the worship of Shiva.
Referenced by (11)
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