Tirumalisai Alvar
Tirumalisai Alvar | |
|---|---|
| Title | Alvar |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Thirumalisai |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Vaishnavism |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Vishvaksena |
Tirumalisai Alvar (IAST) is a Tamil saint revered in the Sri Vaishnavism school of south India between the 4th to 9th century CE, in Tondai Nadu (now part of Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts). The legend of this saint devotees of Sri Vaishnavism believe that he was the incarnation of Vishnu's disc, Sudarshana. He is believed to have been born at the Jagannatha Perumal temple, Tirumalisai, by "divine grace".
Historically, Tirumalisai Alvar is regarded to have been the son of a sage.