Tontaratippoti, Tonṭaraṭippoṭi, Toṇṭaraṭippoṭi: 2 definitions

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Tontaratippoti 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)

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Source: academia.edu: Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition

Toṇṭaraṭippoṭi (தொண்டரடிப்பொடி) refers to one of the twelve Āḻvār saints of Tamil Nadu (India), according to the Āṟāyirappati-Kuruparamparāprapāvam (pp. 8-101).

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

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

Toṇṭaraṭippoṭi (தொண்டரடிப்பொடி) [toṇṭar-aṭi-poṭi] noun < idem. +. A Vaiṣṇava saint, as the dust lying on the feet of devotees, one of ten āḻvār, q. v.; [தொண்டர்களின் பாததூளி] ஆழ்வார் பதின்மருள் ஒருவர். [[thondarkalin pathathuli] azhvar pathinmarul oruvar.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருமாலை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thirumalai], 45.)

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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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