Manimekalai
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🌊 Manimegalai - Buddhist copy
"Mani + Mekalai = Goddess of the Sea"- Continuation of Silapathikaram! 🎯
🔑 Important information - Easy Table
| 📖 Teacher | He killed Seethal |
|---|---|
| 👑 Another name | Madurai laborer |
| 📅 Period | AD 2nd century |
| 🛕 time | Buddhism |
| 📜 Ears | 30 ear |
| 🔗 Contact | of SilapathikaramContinuity |
| 🏆 Another name | Abandoning the hourglass |
👥 Character interaction
| Who is Manimekalai? | Kovalan + Madhavidaughter |
|---|---|
| Kovalan | The protagonist of Silapathikaram |
| menstruation | Dance artist |
🎯Reminder:"Kovalan + Madhavi = Manimekalai"
⭐ Double copy
| feature | Sometime | Hourglass |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher | Ilangovadis | He killed Seethal |
| time | Three times | Buddhism only |
| Ears | 30 | 30 |
| Heroine | Kannagi | Hourglass |
| Conclusion | Kannagi became a goddess | Manimekalai Asceticism |
💡 Why double copy?
- ✅ BothSame story continuation
- ✅ Both30 ears
- ✅ Bothsame period(2nd century AD)
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📖 Manimegalai - Synopsis
Manimegalai's ascetic life!
👥 Main characters
| Hourglass | The heroine is the daughter of Govalan-Madhavi |
|---|---|
| Udayakumaran | The Chola prince, who is in love with Manimekalai |
| Goddess Manimekala | Goddess of the sea, guardian of the hourglass |
| Ascension steps | பௌத்த துறவி, மணிமேகலைக்கு உபதேசம் |
📜 Story - step by step
🌸Beginning:
- மணிமேகலை புகார் நகரில் வாழ்கிறாள்
- Beautiful dancer
- Udayakumaran falls in love with Manimekalai
🌊Goddess Manimegala:
- The sea goddess takes Manimegalai to Manipallava island
- She shows a holy place called Buddhapeethikai
- The role of Amudasurabi is available
🍚Amudasurabi:
- Amudasurabi = miracle potion for appetite suppressant
- No matter how much food you take, it will not decrease
- Manimegala gives food to the poor
🛕Conclusion - Renunciation:
- She learns Buddhist dharma from monks
- She renounces worldly life
- She becomes a Buddhist monk
🎁 Amudasurabi - Special
| What? | A wonderful dish |
|---|---|
| Special | No matter how much it takes, it will not decrease |
| benefit | To relieve the hunger of the poor |
🌟 Hourglass - Famous Quotes
📜 TNPSC Important Quotations
"The Appearing Dew of Hunger"
💡Meaning:Hunger brings diseases!
"Those who gave money gave their lives"
💡Meaning:The giver of food is the giver of life!
"Sermon of the Ascetic Feet"
💡 Buddhist Dharma teaching!
📚 Buddhist concepts
| Four truths | Sorrow, cause, relief, way |
|---|---|
| Number type way | Correct Number Paths |
| non-violence | Non-life-threatening |
🎭 Famous stories
| Auditorium ear | Indra festival |
|---|---|
| Udayakumaran's ear | Prince love |
| Aputra's ear | The story of Amudasurabi |
🎯 TNPSC Important Questions
📝 Critical Questions (MCQ)
1. Who is the author of Manimegalai?
A) Ilangovadis B) Seethalai Sathanar C) Tirukkadevar D) Gambar
✅ Answer: B) He killed Seethal
2. Manimegalai is a religious copy of which?
A) Jainism B) Buddhism C) Saivism D) Vaishnavism
Answer: B) Buddhism
3. Whose daughter is Manimegalai?
A) Govalan + Kannagi B) Govalan + Madhavi C) Senguttuvan D) Nedunchezhiyan
✅ Answer: B) Kovalan + Madhavi
4. What is Amudasurabi?
A) Jewelry B) Clothing C) Appetizer D) Weapon
✅ Answer: C) Appetizer vessel
5. What are duplicates?
A) Chilambu + Sivagan B) Chilambu + Manimegalai C) Mani + Kundala D) Vela + Kundala
✅ Answer: B) Silapathikaram + Manimekalai
6. How many ears does Manimegalai have?
A) 25 B) 28 C) 30 D) 32
Answer: C) 30
🧠 Master Shortcuts
| Teacher | He killed Seethal |
| time | Buddhism |
| Ears | 30 |
| Heroine | Hourglass(Daughter of Kovalan + Madhavi) |
| Amazing stuff | Amudasurabi |
⚡ Quick Memory Tips
🎯"Mani = Satanar = Buddhism = 30"
🎯"Kovalan + Madhavi = Manimekalai"
🎯"Amudasurabi = Appetizer"
🎯"Cymbal + bell = double copy"