Kundalakesi
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💍 Kundalakesi - Buddhist copy
"Kundalam + KC = Hairy woman wearing kundalam"⚠️
🔑 Important information - Easy Table
| 📖 Teacher | Nathakuthanar |
|---|---|
| 📅 Period | don't know |
| 🛕 time | Buddhism |
| 📜 Available songs | 19 songonly |
| ⚠️ status | Not fully available |
| 🔗 Contact | For NilgasiBy(opposite thread) |
⚔️ Kundalakesi vs Neelakesi
| feature | Kundalakesi | Nilgasi |
|---|---|---|
| time | Buddhism | Jainism |
| Type | Five great copies | Five copies |
| Purpose | Buddhism is popular | To KundalakesiRefusal |
| condition | Not Available (19 Tracks) | got |
🎯Reminder:"Kundalakesi = Buddhism, Nilakesi = Jainism (refusal)"
📊 Buddhist scriptures
| 1. Hourglass | Totally got it |
| 2. Kundalakesi | 19 song only |
💡 In five huge copies2 Buddhist textsThere are!
📖 Kundalakesi - Synopsis
The life of a woman named Kundalakesi!
👩 Who is Kundalakesi?
| Name | Kundalakesi(Badrai) |
|---|---|
| Meaning | She has hair in kundalam |
| Family | Merchant family |
📜 Narrative – Inferred
💕Love & Marriage:
- Kundalakesi falls in love with a con artist
- She is getting married
⚔️Betrayal:
- Her husband tries to kill her
- She escapes and kills her husband
🛕Jain Asceticism:
- She first became a Jain monk
- She loses the argument and converts to Buddhism
☸️Buddhist Asceticism:
- She argues with Buddha's disciple, Saribuddha
- She loses and becomes a Buddhist monk
- She attains nirvana
⭐ The main message of the story
💡Buddhism is betterThe story that proves that!
💡 shows that Buddhism is superior to Jainism
⚔️ Buddhism vs Jainism - Vada texts
📚 Kundalakesi - Neelakesi connection
| Kundalakesi | Buddhism says it is better |
| Nilgasi | Refusal to Kundalakesi – Says Jainism is better |
📊 Comparison of both
| feature | Kundalakesi | Nilgasi |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Five giants | five |
| time | Buddhism | Jainism |
| Heroine | Kundalakesi | Nilgasi |
| condition | 19 song only | Totally got it |
💡 Important fact
🎯 Kundalakesi was not found, but was written as a rebuttalGot Nilgasi!
🎯 TNPSC Important Questions
📝 Critical Questions (MCQ)
1. Who is the author of Kundalakesi?
A) Ilangovadis B) Nathakuthanar C) Thirukkadeva D) Unknown
✅ Answer: B) Nathakuthanar
2. Kundalakesi is of which religion?
A) Jainism B) Buddhism C) Saivism D) Vaishnavism
Answer: B) Buddhism
3. How many songs are available in Kundalakesi?
A) 19 B) 68 C) 100 D) 30
Answer: A) 19
4. Which is the rebuttal text for Kundalakesi?
A) Sulamani B) Nilakasi C) Yasodhara Kavyam D) Perungatha
✅ Answer: B) Nilgasi
5. How many of the five epics are Buddhist?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
✅ Answer: B) 2 (Manimegala, Kundalakesi)
🧠 Master Shortcuts
| Teacher | Nathakuthanar |
| time | Buddhism |
| Found song | 19 |
| Denial thread | Nilgasi |
⚡ Quick Memory Tips
🎯"Kundala = Nathakuthanar = Buddhism = 19"
🎯"Kundala → Blue = Denial"
🎯"Buddhism 2: Mani + Kundala"
🎯"Unavailable 2: Curve (68) > Kundala (19)"