Sithalai Sathanar, Tamil Poet(6th century)

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Manimekalai feeds the poor

Just the Facts:

• Name: Sithalai Sathanar
• Date: 6th century
• Place: India
• Language: Tamil
• Who he was: Tamil poet; Manimekalai (a woman's name) in which Manimekalai, daughter of Cilappatikaram (see Silappatikaram [The Tale of an Anklet], 2nd century), renounces the world to become a Buddhist nun; includes Buddha's life, work and philosophy; one of the three surviving "Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature"

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