 |
|
| |
|
|
|
at Global Oneness Community.
Share your dreams and let others help you with the interpretation!
Dream Sharing Forum
|
|
Alvar | | Alvar:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary on Alvar | | Alvar: (Tamil) "One who rules the Lord through bhakti." A group of renowned saints of the Vaishnava religion (7th9th century), devotional mystics whose lives and teachings catalyzed to a resurgence of Vaishnavism in Tamil Nadu. Their devotional poems are embodied in the Nalayiram Divya Prabandham, containing about 4,000 hymns. Among the 12 most famous Alvars are Poykai, Pudam, Tirumalisai, Nammalvar, Kulashekhara, Andal, Tiruppan and Tirumangai. A term not to be confused with Nalvar, naming the four Samayacharya Saivite saints: Appar, Sundarar, Sambandar and Manikkavasagar, who were their contemporaries. See: Nalvar, Nayanar. (See also: Alvar, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul) | | | qwerty, qwerty-Hindu-Hinduism Dictionary, Spirituality, Spiritual, Article, Alvar Articles, Information about Alvar Principles, Alvar Facts about Alvar About, Basic, Fact Alvar Basics, Alvar Defined, Define Alvar Facts, Definitions, , What is Alvar Principle, Definition Alvar, Overview of Alvar, Introduction to Alvar, Information on Alvar, Meaning of Alvar Article, Religion, Religions, , Indian Alvar India, Hindu Alvar, Hinduism and Alvar, Veda Alvar, Alvar in Veda, Vedic Alvar, Spiritual, Spirituality, Encyclopedia, Religion, Religious, Dictionaries, Dictionary, Encyclopaedia, Glossary, Terminology, Terms, Spiritual Terminology, Spiritual Terms, Terms In Spirituality, Spiritual Dictionaries, Spiritual Dictionary, Spiritual Encyclopedia, Spiritual Encyclopaedia, Dictionary of Spiritual Terms, Vocabulary, Hinduism Dictionary, Hinduism Dictionary - A, Hindu Dictionary, Hindu Dictionary - A, Hinduism Glossary, Hinduism Glossary - A, Hindu Glossary, Hindu Glossary - A, Hinduism Termn, Hinduism Terms - A, Hindu Terms, Hindu Terms - A, Hinduism Terminology, Hinduism Terminology - A, Hindu Terminology, Hindu Terminology - A, | | |
| | | Alvar:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary on AlvarBy Himalayan
Academy
Alvar: (Tamil) "One who rules the Lord through bhakti." A group of renowned saints of the Vaishnava religion (7th9th century), devotional mystics whose lives and teachings catalyzed to a resurgence of Vaishnavism in Tamil Nadu. Their devotional poems are embodied in the Nalayiram Divya Prabandham, containing about 4,000 hymns. Among the 12 most famous Alvars are Poykai, Pudam, Tirumalisai, Nammalvar, Kulashekhara, Andal, Tiruppan and Tirumangai. A term not to be confused with Nalvar, naming the four Samayacharya Saivite saints: Appar, Sundarar, Sambandar and Manikkavasagar, who were their contemporaries. See: Nalvar, Nayanar. For more articles on Alvar , see: Hinduism, Alvar , Body Mind and Soul. Courtesy to Himalayan Academy: An educational and publishing institution of Saiva Siddhanta Church founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami in 1957. The Academy's objective is to share the teachings of Sanatana Dharma through travel-study programs, The Master Course, books and other publications- particularly the monthly newspaper Hinduism Today and Dancing with Siva, Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism- as a public service to Hindus worldwide. Please visit www.himalayanacademy.com for more information. |
|
|
|
More material related to Alvar can be found here:
|
|
|
« Back
|
Search the Global Oneness web site |
|
|
|
|
|
Sneak-Peek of Global Oneness Community
Hi friend! The Global Oneness Community, the place for information and sharing about Oneness is not really launched yet (you will see there is still some clean up to do) ...but it is now open for a sneak-peek! And if you wish - please register and become one of the very first members to do so! Jonas
Forum Home,
Articles,
Photo Gallery,
Videos,
News,
Sitemap
...and much more!
|
