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(sing.,
n
ya
r
, ‘leader’). Title bestowed on a claimed sixty-three saints in the Tamil
aivite
tradition. The hymns (especially of
nacampantar, Cuntaram
rti, and
Appar
) are regarded by Tamil
aivas as equal in worth to the
Vedas
. They are gathered in the
T
v
ram
, part of the Tamil
aiva canon. Their lives (in
hagiographical
style) are contained in Cekkil
r's
Periya Pur
am
n
yar, ‘leader’). Title bestowed on a claimed sixty-three saints in the Tamil
aivitetradition. The hymns (especially of
nacampantar, Cuntaramrti, andAppar
) are regarded by Tamil
aivas as equal in worth to theVedas
. They are gathered in the
T
vram, part of the Tamil
aiva canon. Their lives (inhagiographical
style) are contained in Cekkil
r'sPeriya Pur
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