Manimekalai (An Old and Rare Book)

DETAILS : 

• Author : Merchant-Prince Shattan , Prema Nandakumar
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tamil University
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
  
• Weight : 500 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Manimekalai, often described as the "Gospel of Buddhist Charity," is one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature. This specific edition is a renowned translation and study by the distinguished scholar Dr. Prema Nandakumar, based on the original 6th-century poetic work by Shattan (often referred to as Kulavanikan Sithalai Sattanar), a "Merchant-Prince" of Madurai.

While the Silappadikaram (its companion epic) deals with passion and revenge, Manimekalai is a profound journey into spirituality, renunciation, and social service.