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azhvar   Term Image (āzhvār) Script Image
(Language:  Tamil)
Alternate Spellings: alvar, alwar
Short Description: The word means "immersed in the Lord". The Azhvars, numbering twelve, are Vaisnava saint-poets.
Long Description: The word means "immersed in the Lord". The Azhvars (alt: Alwars), numbering twelve, are Vaisnava saint-poets. Their compositions constitute the Nalayira-Divyaprabandham (also known in short as the Divyaprabandham). For the Vaisnavas of the South of India, this work is almost as sacred as the Vedas. The twelve Azhvars; Poigai, Bhutattazhvar, Pey, Tirumazhisai, Kulasekhara, Periyazhvar, Andal, Tondaradippodi, Tiruppan, Tirumaingai, Nammazhvar and Madhurakavi.
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms