Neelakesi

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Silappatikaram
 Manimekalai
Civaka Cintamani
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Kundalakesi
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Neelakesi Culamani
Naga Kumara Kaviyam Udayana Kumara Kaviyam
Yashodhara Kaviyam
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Kamba Ramayanam
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Neelakesi (

Great Tamil epic Kundalakesi.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

It tells the story of the Jain nun of the same name who was a rival of the Buddhist protagonist of the Kundalakesi. According to the epic, when animal sacrifices of a temple of the

Cārvāka. The story of the epic mainly serves as a framework to present these debates and extol the tenets of Jainism.[8]

The epic and its commentary by the Jain saint Vamanar quote extensively from Kundalakesi to counter Buddhist arguments. Since the original text of the Kundalakesi itself has been lost, the fragments cited in them have served as the main source for reconstructing that work. The name of the epic's author is not known.[1][3][6][9] The epic is made up of 10 Charukkams (chapters) and 894 Viruttam meter stanzas. It has been dated to the later half of the 10th century CE. Vamanar's commentary of Neelakesi shed light on the religious controversies of that period and also mention the names of many other Jain literary works (now lost) like Anjanakesi, Pinkalakesi and Kalakesi.[2]

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References

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  3. ^ a b vanava. Thurayan (27 May 2004). "Kundalakesi: Some notes". thinnai.com (in Tamil).
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