Nanasampantar, Ñāṉacampantar, Ñāṉasampantar, Nana-sampantar, Nanacampantar: 2 definitions

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Nanasampantar means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

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Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of Kanchipuram

Ñāṉasampantar (ஞானஸம்பந்தர்) (Tamil; in Sanskrit: Jñānasambandha) refers Gauṇya (Kavuṇiyaṉ), and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Ñāṉasampantar) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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

Ñāṉacampantar (ஞானசம்பந்தர்) [ñāṉa-campantar] noun < idem. +.

1. A canonized Śaiva saint. See திருஞானசம்பந்தமூர்த்திநாயனார். ஞாலத்துயர்காழி ஞானசம்பந் தன் [thirugnanasambanthamurthinayanar. gnalathuyarkazhi gnanasamban than] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 2, 11).

2. An ascetic, the founder of Dharmapuram mutt, and author of Civa-pōkacāram, Muttiniccayam, etc., 15th c.; 15-ம் நூற்றாண்டில் வாழ்ந்தவரும் தருமபுர மடஸ்தாபகரும் சிவபோகசாரம் முத்திநிச்சயம் முதலிய நூல்களின் ஆசிரியரும் ஆகிய துறவி. [m nurrandil vazhnthavarum tharumapura madasthapagarum sivapogasaram muthinichayam muthaliya nulkalin asiriyarum agiya thuravi.]

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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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