Buddha (in Manimekalai)
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Buddha (in Manimekalai) is the enlightened spiritual teacher revered in the Tamil Buddhist epic "Manimekalai," where his doctrines of compassion and renunciation guide the heroine’s moral and religious journey.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enlightened teacher
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ religious figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Manimekalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocationInText |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
sacred Buddhist sites mentioned in Manimekalai ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
almsgiving and charity
ⓘ
monastic renunciation ⓘ moral discipline ⓘ release from rebirth ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf |
Buddhist compassion in Manimekalai
ⓘ
renunciation of sensual pleasures in Manimekalai ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Hindu deities in Manimekalai
ⓘ
Jain teachers in Manimekalai ⓘ |
| culturalContext | post-Sangam Tamil literature ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
compassionate guide
ⓘ
omniscient teacher ⓘ |
| doctrineEmphasizedIn |
Eightfold Path (as understood in Manimekalai)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Four Noble Truths (as understood in Manimekalai) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalIdealFor | Manimekalai (heroine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guides | Manimekalai (heroine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
ethical choices of Manimekalai
ⓘ
religious conversion of Manimekalai ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | canonical Buddhist teachings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralFunctionInText |
legitimizes Buddhist ethics
ⓘ
provides framework for renunciation ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| reveredIn | Tamil Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
source of doctrine
ⓘ
spiritual authority ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
enlightened wisdom
ⓘ
path to nirvana ⓘ ultimate truth (dharma) ⓘ |
| teaches |
compassion
ⓘ
detachment from worldly desires ⓘ non-violence ⓘ renunciation ⓘ |
| timeOfTextComposition | early centuries CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Buddhists in Manimekalai ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.