Ilango Adigal
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Ilango Adigal was an ancient Tamil Jain poet-sage traditionally credited with composing the epic Cilappatikāram, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain
ⓘ
Tamil poet ⓘ ancient Tamil poet ⓘ poet ⓘ sage ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Five Great Epics of Tamil literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Tamil Jain tradition ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major figure in classical Tamil literature ⓘ |
| era | ancient Tamil period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Tamil literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cilappatikaram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
being a Jain poet-sage ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryCanon | Tamil epic literature ⓘ |
| movement | Sangam literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cilappatikaram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silappadikaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
ⓘ
sage ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Jain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedFor | composing Cilappatikaram ⓘ |
| workForm | narrative epic ⓘ |
| workStatus | author of one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature ⓘ |
| workSubject | story of Kannagi in Cilappatikaram ⓘ |
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