Tirutakkatevar was a

Tamil Jain Tamil Jains (Tamil language, Tamil Samaṇar, from Prakrit ''Śramaṇa, samaṇa'' "wandering renunciate") are ethnic-Tamils from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, who practice Jainism (Tamil ). The Tamil Jain is a microcommunity of around 85,0 ...

poet who wrote ''

Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi ''Civaka Cintamani'' (), also spelled as ''Jivaka Chintamani'', is one of the Five Great Epics, five great Tamil language, Tamil Epic poetry, epics. Authored by a Madurai-based Jain ascetic Tiruttakkatēvar in the early 10th century, the Epic ...

'', one of

The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature The Five Great Epics () are five Tamil epics according to later Tamil literary tradition. They are '' Cilappatikāram'', ''Manimekalai'', ''Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi'', '' Valayapathi'' and '' Kundalakesi''. Three of the five great epics of Tamil ...

. He, as a local king, also supported Kambar, one of the most famous poets of Tamil literature.

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