Manipallavam island
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Manipallavam island is a mythical island in ancient Tamil Buddhist literature, best known as the place where the heroine of the epic Manimekalai attains spiritual enlightenment.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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mythical island ⓘ place in Buddhist literature ⓘ place in Tamil literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Manimekalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Tamil Buddhist epic tradition ⓘ |
| describedIn | Manimekalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | important sacred locale in Tamil Buddhist imagination ⓘ |
| hasCharacterConnection |
Buddhist monks in Manimekalai
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Manimekalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork | key setting in the epic Manimekalai ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the place where Manimekalai attains spiritual enlightenment
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its role in the spiritual journey of the heroine Manimekalai ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Buddhist didactic epic ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | post-Sangam Tamil literature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient Tamil Buddhist literary tradition ⓘ |
| medium | epic poetry ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
place of refuge and transformation for Manimekalai
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site of spiritual enlightenment ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | mythical rather than historical ⓘ |
| partOf | narrative world of the Cankam-era epic Manimekalai ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Silappatikaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
escape from worldly suffering
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spiritual liberation ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
compassion
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enlightenment ⓘ karmic retribution ⓘ renunciation ⓘ |
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