Nambiyandar Nambi
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Nambiyandar Nambi was a medieval Tamil Shaivite scholar and devotee renowned for collecting and organizing the hymns of the Nayanar saints into canonical form.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shaivite devotee
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Tamil Shaivite scholar ⓘ compiler of religious texts ⓘ medieval Tamil poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Appar
NERFINISHED
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Manikkavacakar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nayanars NERFINISHED ⓘ Sambandar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundarar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tevaram poets NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirunavukkarasar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonized |
Nayanar hymns as sacred scripture
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Tevaram as part of Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiled |
Tevaram
NERFINISHED
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Tirumandiram (as part of canon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruvacakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
preservation of Nayanar hymns
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standardization of Shaiva liturgy ⓘ |
| devoteeOf | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Shaiva canon formation
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Tamil devotional literature ⓘ textual compilation ⓘ |
| genre | Bhakti poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Tamil Shaivite tradition
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temple liturgical practice in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting Nayanar hymns
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organizing Tevaram hymns ⓘ systematizing the Tamil Shaiva canon ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Tirumurai compilation
NERFINISHED
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Tiruttondartiruvanthathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedAs | Twelve Tirumurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
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Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
editor of Shaiva canonical texts
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systematizer of Nayanar corpus ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Tamil Shaiva hagiographies ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | Shaivite saint ⓘ |
| wrote | Tiruttondartiruvanthathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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