Periya Puranam
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Periya Puranam is a 12th-century Tamil hagiographical epic by Sekkizhar that narrates the lives and devotion of the 63 Nayanmar saints of Shaivism.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shaiva text
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Tamil literary work ⓘ devotional literature ⓘ epic poem ⓘ hagiography ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tiruttondar Puranam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sekkizhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Kulothunga Chola II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | biographies of individual Nayanmars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important text in Tamil Bhakti movement
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key source for Tamil Shaiva history ⓘ |
| depicts | social and religious life in medieval Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| describes |
acts of devotion to Shiva
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miracles of Nayanmar saints ⓘ pilgrimages of Nayanmar saints ⓘ |
| focusesOn | devotion to Shiva ⓘ |
| genre |
Bhakti literature
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hagiography ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | 63 Nayanmars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tamil Shaiva devotional practice
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later Tamil hagiographical literature ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Bhakti (devotion) to Shiva
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saintly exemplars of devotion ⓘ |
| meter | viruttam ⓘ |
| narrates | lives of the 63 Nayanmar saints ⓘ |
| originallyComposedIn | medieval Tamil ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shaiva canon
NERFINISHED
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Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInTirumurai | twelfth Tirumurai ⓘ |
| preservedIn | palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Tamil script ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
South Asian studies
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Tamil literary studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| subject | Nayanmar saints ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early medieval South India ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | religious biography collection ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Shaiva temple liturgy
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Tamil religious discourses ⓘ |
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