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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thiruppan Alvar | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alvar
ⓘ
Tamil Vaishnavite poet-saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Divya Desams
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ⓘ
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
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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
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ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thiruppan Alvar