Kulasekhara Alvar
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Kulasekhara Alvar was a revered South Indian Vaishnavite saint-poet and early medieval king traditionally associated with the Chera dynasty, celebrated for his devotional hymns to Vishnu.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kulasekhara Alvar canonical | 7 |
| Kulasekara Alvar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7045016 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kulasekhara Alvar Context triple: [Chera dynasty, hasRuler, Kulasekhara Alvar]
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A.
Sundaramurti Nayanar
Sundaramurti Nayanar was a revered 8th-century Tamil Shaivite saint and poet, celebrated as one of the 63 Nayanmars whose devotional hymns form a core part of the Tevaram.
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B.
Tirumular
Tirumular was a revered Tamil Shaivite saint and poet-sage, traditionally regarded as one of the 63 Nayanmars and the author of the mystical yogic and philosophical work Tirumantiram.
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C.
Kulachirai Nayanar
Kulachirai Nayanar is a revered Tamil Shaivite saint and one of the 63 Nayanmars, celebrated for his unwavering devotion to Lord Shiva.
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D.
Vivekachudamani
Vivekachudamani is a classic Advaita Vedanta treatise, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, that systematically expounds the path of discrimination between the real and the unreal leading to self-realization.
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E.
Ramanujacharya
Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kulasekhara Alvar Target entity description: Kulasekhara Alvar was a revered South Indian Vaishnavite saint-poet and early medieval king traditionally associated with the Chera dynasty, celebrated for his devotional hymns to Vishnu.
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A.
Sundaramurti Nayanar
Sundaramurti Nayanar was a revered 8th-century Tamil Shaivite saint and poet, celebrated as one of the 63 Nayanmars whose devotional hymns form a core part of the Tevaram.
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B.
Tirumular
Tirumular was a revered Tamil Shaivite saint and poet-sage, traditionally regarded as one of the 63 Nayanmars and the author of the mystical yogic and philosophical work Tirumantiram.
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C.
Kulachirai Nayanar
Kulachirai Nayanar is a revered Tamil Shaivite saint and one of the 63 Nayanmars, celebrated for his unwavering devotion to Lord Shiva.
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D.
Vivekachudamani
Vivekachudamani is a classic Advaita Vedanta treatise, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, that systematically expounds the path of discrimination between the real and the unreal leading to self-realization.
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E.
Ramanujacharya
Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alvar
ⓘ
Bhakti poet ⓘ Hindu poet ⓘ Vaishnavite saint ⓘ medieval Indian king ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Chera dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedTempleTradition |
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Tirupati Venkateswara Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
|
| associatedWith |
Chera kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Chera dynasty
|
| century | 9th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual festival in Vaishnava temples ⓘ |
| devotionalAttitude | prapatti (total surrender) ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Krishna
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| era | early medieval period ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Kulasekhara Perumal
ⓘ
Kulasekhara Varma ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Nalayira Divya Prabandham
ⓘ
linked to:
Divya Prabandham
|
| influenceOn |
South Indian temple worship
ⓘ
Sri Vaishnava liturgy ⓘ later Bhakti poets ⓘ |
| language |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | devotional hymn ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Bhakti movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mukundamala
ⓘ
Perumal Tirumoli ⓘ |
| numberInTradition | one of the twelve Alvars ⓘ |
| partOf | Alvars ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| region |
Kerala
ⓘ
South India ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| role | king-turned-saint ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | his hymns treated as Tamil Veda in Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| themeOfPoetry |
impermanence of worldly life
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longing for God ⓘ surrender to Vishnu ⓘ |
| traditionalProfession |
poet
ⓘ
religious teacher ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Sri Vaishnava tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Vaishnavism
Tamil Vaishnavism ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Vaishnavism
|
| worshippedAs | saint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kulasekhara Alvar Description of subject: Kulasekhara Alvar was a revered South Indian Vaishnavite saint-poet and early medieval king traditionally associated with the Chera dynasty, celebrated for his devotional hymns to Vishnu.
Referenced by (8)
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