Bhoothath Alvar

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Bhoothath Alvar is one of the twelve revered Tamil Vaishnavite poet-saints whose devotional hymns significantly shaped the Sri Vaishnava bhakti tradition.

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Thiruppan Alvar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alvar
Tamil Vaishnavite poet-saint
associatedWith Divya Desams NERFINISHED
Sri Vaishnava acharya lineage (as predecessor)
Sri Vaishnava bhakti tradition
commemoratedBy Sri Vaishnava festivals
contributedTo Nalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED
country India
culturalContext South Indian Hinduism NERFINISHED
devotionalFocus loving devotion to Vishnu
devotionalStyle emotional devotion (bhakti)
era early medieval South India
ethnicity Tamil NERFINISHED
genre bhakti hymns
devotional poetry
hasHymnsIn Nalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Alvar NERFINISHED
influence Sri Vaishnava theology
Tamil bhakti literature
temple worship practices in Sri Vaishnavism
knownFor Tamil devotional poetry
devotional hymns to Vishnu
language Tamil
literaryTradition Tamil bhakti poetry
memberOf Twelve Alvars NERFINISHED
movement Bhakti movement NERFINISHED
partOf Alvar canon
region Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
religion Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
role poet-saint
religious teacher
scriptureStatus his hymns are part of Nalayira Divya Prabandham
status revered saint in Sri Vaishnavism
tradition Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
veneratedAs Vaishnavite saint
veneratedIn Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
worshippedDeity Narayana NERFINISHED
Vishnu NERFINISHED

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Divya Prabandham includesPoets Bhoothath Alvar
Divya Prabandham includesPoets Bhoothath Alvar
this entity surface form: Thiruppan Alvar