Alvar movement
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The Alvar movement was a South Indian Vaishnavite devotional tradition led by poet-saints whose Tamil hymns profoundly shaped the Bhakti movement and Sri Vaishnavism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alvar tradition | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti movement tradition
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Vaishnavite devotional tradition ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alvars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTempleTradition | Divya Desams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPractice |
devotional singing
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pilgrimage to Vishnu temples ⓘ temple worship ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
integration of temple cults into Bhakti practice
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vernacularization of Hindu religious literature ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Vishnu
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avatars of Vishnu ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
emotional devotion over ritual formalism
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personal relationship with Vishnu ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
10th century
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7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hymnsDedicatedTo | Divya Desams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSaint |
Andal
NERFINISHED
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Bhutath Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulasekhara Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhurakavi Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nammalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Periyalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pey Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Poigai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumalisai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumangai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruppan Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tondaradippodi Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ramanuja
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Sri Vaishnava theology ⓘ Tamil Bhakti literature ⓘ medieval Hindu devotionalism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
bhakti
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grace of Vishnu ⓘ prapatti ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Tamil devotional poetry ⓘ |
| majorInfluenceOn | Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPrincipalSaints | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalCorpus | Nalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval South India ⓘ |
| usesText | Nalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs | egalitarian devotional tradition ⓘ |
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Alvar tradition