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Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and the first Indian language to be declared as a classical language by the government of India in 2004. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in Malaysia and Mauritius as well as emigrant communities around the world.
Tamil (தமிழ், tamiḻ, [t̪ɐmɨɻ])
Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world. It has been described as "the only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past" and having "one of the richest literatures in the world". Tamil literature has existed for over 2000 years.
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| · Āḻvār |
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Āḷvār (Hindu mystics); any of a group of South Indian mys... |
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| · Rāmānuja |
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Śrī Ramanuja (1017-1137 C.E) born in a Brahmin family in ... |
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| · Indrajit |
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Indrajit was the son of Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka, ... |
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| · Kapisisa |
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1. Kapisisa - A Tamil general subdued by
Dutthagamani at K... |
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| · Bali |
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A demon. At one time, he acquired enough power to chase t... |
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| · Violence |
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But Buddhism, like the other great faiths, has not always li... |
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| · Cullapindapatiya Tissa |
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A monk mentioned in the Commentaries (E.g.,
MA.i.355) in e... |
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| · Āṇṭāḷ |
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Āṇṭāḷ is the only woman of the twelve āḻvār poets (600-90... |
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| · Mahadathika Mahanaga |
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Younger brother of Bhatikabhaya and king of Ceylon for
twe... |
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| · Ambatitthaka |
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1. Ambatitthaka - A Tamil stronghold
surrounded by a river... |
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| · Tīrthaṅkara |
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In Jainism, a Tīrthaṅkara is a human being who helps in a... |
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| · Kacchaka Tittha |
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A ford in the Mahavaluka gana, near the
Dhumarakkha mounta... |
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| · Jambu |
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A village, in command of which was a Tamil general of the sa... |
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| · Gavara |
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A Tamil general of Dona, subdued by Dutthagamani. Mhv.xxv.11... |
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| · Giriya |
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1. A jackal, a previous incarnation of Devadatta. See the Ma... |
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