Tirumuṟai (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Tirumuṟai》(英語表記)Tirumurai
Tirumuṟai (English spelling)

…At its peak in the 7th and 8th centuries, a great number of religious poets called Nayanars (Shaivites) and Alwars (Vaishnavas) appeared, who traveled around temples singing songs of fervent faith. Their songs were later compiled into the Shaivite scriptures Tirumuṟai and the Vaishnava scriptures Nālāyira‐divya‐prabandham. From the 10th to the 12th centuries, South India reached its zenith under the Chola dynasty. …

From [Devaram]

…It is a collection of poems based on traditional Tamil literary techniques and fervently praising the devotion to the god Shiva. It was born out of the bhakti movement that spread in South India several centuries after Christ, and was later included in the Shaivite holy book Tirumuṟai (written at the end of the 11th century) by Nambi Andal Nambi. Even today, excerpts from this collection are sung in daily worship in South Indian Shaivite temples.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Tirumuṟai" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…7,8世紀を頂点に,ナーヤナール(シバ派),アールワール(ビシュヌ派)と呼ばれる宗教詩人が数多く現れて,熱烈な信仰を歌にうたって各地の寺院を巡り歩いた。彼らの歌は後に集大成されて,シバ派の聖典《ティルムライTirumuṟai》とビシュヌ派の聖典《ナーラーイラディブヤプラバンダムNālāyira‐divya‐prabandham》となった。 10世紀から12世紀にかけて,南インドはチョーラ朝の下で最盛期を迎える。…

【デーバーラム】より

…タミルの伝統的な文学技法に基づいて,シバ神への信仰を熱烈にうたい上げた詩から成る。紀元後数世紀以降南インドに広まった帰依信仰運動(バクティ)の中から生まれたもので,のちにナンビ・アーンダール・ナンビによって,シバ派の聖典《ティルムライTirumuṟai》(11世紀末に成立)に収められた。現在でも南インドのシバ教寺院では,日々の礼拝でこの賛歌集からの抜粋がうたわれる。…

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