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Manimekalai
''Manimekalai'' ((タミル語:மணிமேகலை)),〔(''Manimekalai'' - Original Text in Tamil )〕〔(''Manimekalai'' - English transliteration of Tamil original )〕 by poet Chithalai Chathanar, is one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature according to later Tamil literary tradition.〔Mukherjee 1999, p. 277〕 ''Manimekalai'' is a poem in 30 cantos. Its story is a sequel to another of the Five Great Epics, ''Silappatikaram'', and tells the story of the conversion to Buddhism of the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manimegalai Tamil Literature )〕
==The Author and period of composition==
Although there is some controversy about the exact date of this work, it probably was composed in the 6th century CE.〔Paula Richman, ”Cīttalai Cāttanār, Manimekhalai” summary in Karl H. Potter ed.,''The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Buddhist philosophy from 350 to 600 A.D.'' New Delhi, 2003, pp.458.〕
The aim of the author, Sīthalai Sāttanār (or Cīttalai Cāttanār) was to compare Buddhism favourably with the other prevailing religions in South India in order to propagate Buddhism. He criticizes Jainism, the chief opponent and competitor of Buddhism at the time. While exposing the weaknesses of the other contemporary Indian religions, he praises the Buddha's Teaching, the Dhamma, as the most perfect religion.
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