Some of the portraits of Thiruvalluvar wear sacred ash in the forehead and all over body. But there are serious claims that he should be a Buddhist, Saivaite, Vaishnavite and Christian. Many scholars conclude that Thiruvalluvar was a follower of Jain Religion. The life history of both these poets are not recorded and therefore this leads to spinning of stories to show that these poets belonged to a particular religion or caste. Sarvajna is believed to have lived in the period between 1600 AD to 1800 AD. Thiruvalluvar is said to have lived sometime in the period between 300 BC TO 300 AD. Both these works have transcended all barriers including the language. Saravjna padagalu, a collection of poems on various topics was written in Kannada by Sarvanja. ![]() Thirukkural, a moral book of values was written in Tamil by Thiruvalluvar. The unveiling of Thiruvalluvar Statue in Bangalore Karnataka and the Sarvajna Statue in Chennai Tamil Nadu in the month of August 2009 has created considerable interest among the people about these poets who propagated the best human values of their times.
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