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Was Tiruvaḷḷuvar a Jaina ascetic or Tirukkuṟaḷ a Jaina didactic text? Various scholars have argued that Vaḷḷuvar was either a Jaina, a Hindu, a Samkya, a Buddhist, or a non-sectarian. Some critical discussion points often brought up by the scholars: - Epithets in the

Was Tiruvaḷḷuvar a Jaina ascetic or Tirukkuṟaḷ a Jaina didactic text?

Various scholars have argued that Vaḷḷuvar was either a Jaina, a Hindu, a Samkya, a Buddhist, or a non-sectarian. 

Some critical discussion points often brought up by the scholars:

- Epithets in the
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Prof. Kanaka. Ajithadas, Presidency College, Madras is my good friend. A great Tamil Jainism scholar and the current editor of MukkuDai (முக்குடை) , a prestigious, old journal of Tamil CamaNar (Jains). He gave me his article, அறவாழி அந்தணன், 8 years ago. Here it is. அறவாழி

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This isn't an attempt to bash on languages or to claim dominance over one another. As someone who loves to read about South Asian languages and tries to understand linguistic history or archaeology, these are often overlooked in online discourse and media discussions. Lexical

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Exactly the same reason why Tamil or Malayalam or Kannada borrowed lexical items from Sanskrit millennia ago. The power dynamics and economic benefits are probably the only difference now.