Periyalvar, Periy腻岣籿腻谤: 5 definitions

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Periyalvar means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Periy膩lv膩r (啶啶班た啶ぞ啶侧啶掂ぞ啶班).鈥擵i峁ａ箛ucittar, father of 膧峁囜笉膩l. (See under Vi峁ａ箛ucittar).

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: academia.edu: Dv膩da艣a-m奴rti in Tamil Tradition

Periy腻岣籿腻谤 (喈瘑喈班喈喈脆瘝喈掂喈班瘝) refers to one of the twelve 膧岣籿膩r saints of Tamil Nadu (India), according to the 膧峁熌亂irappati-Kuruparampar膩prap膩vam (pp. 8-101).

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

General definition (in Hinduism)

: SASA Books: South Asian Studies

Periy腻岣籿腻谤 was a devotee of a powerful branch of Hinduism, the Vaishnava bhakti movement. He was the author of a very important text Tirumoli which influenced the later Vaishnava tradition in many respects.

India history and geography

: academic.ru: South Asian Arts

Periy腻岣籿腻谤, father of 膧峁囜弓膩岣�, sings of Krishna in the aspect of a divine child, originating a new genre of celebrant poetry.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Periy腻岣籿腻谤 (喈瘑喈班喈喈脆瘝喈掂喈班瘝) noun < 喈瘑喈班喈�. [periya.] + 喈嗋喁嵿喈距喁�. [azhvar.] A Vai峁ａ箛ava saint and hymnist, one of ten 腻岣籿腻谤, q.v.; 喈嗋喁嵿喈距喁� 喈喈苦喁嵿喈班瘉喈赤瘝喈掄喁佮喈班瘝. 喈疅喁嵿疅喈班瘝喈喈班喈┼瘝喈瘑喈编瘝喈编喈┼瘝喈瘑喈班喈�.喈距喁嵿喈� 喈班瘑喈┼瘝喈┼瘉喈瘝喈瘑喈喁� [azhvar pathinmarul oruvar. pattar piran perran periyazhva rennum peyar] (喈夃喈む瘒喈氞喈む瘝喈む喈┼喈距喁� [upathesathinamalai] 18).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Search found 8 books and stories containing Periyalvar, Periy膩lv膩r, Periy腻岣籿腻谤, Periyazhvar, Periyaazhvaar; (plurals include: Periyalvars, Periy膩lv膩rs, Periy腻岣籿腻谤s, Periyazhvars, Periyaazhvaars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

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