Tiruviruttam: 2 definitions

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Tiruviruttam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

[«previous next»] — Tiruviruttam in Vaishnavism glossary
Source: academia.edu: Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition

Tiruviruttam (திருவிருத்தம்) (100 hymns) refers to one of the works of Nammāḻvār: one of the twelve Āḻvār saints of Tamil Nadu, India.—Nammāḻvār, in Tamil Vaiṣṇava tradition, comes next to Tirumaṅkkai in as far as the contribution to Indian sacred literature is concerned. [...] Zvelebil (1974: 107) assigns Nammāḻvār to the later half of the ninth and early tenth century, exactly 880-930 CE. [...]

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) 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 (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tiruviruttam in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tiruviruttam (திருவிருத்தம்) [tiru-viruttam] noun < idem. +. A section of Nālāyira-p-pirapantam by Nammāḻvār; நாலாயிரப்பிரபந்தத்துள் நம்மாழ்வார் அரு ளிச்செய்த நூல். [nalayirappirapanthathul nammazhvar aru licheytha nul.]

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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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