Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t9.1
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t9.1
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c28.s6.t9.1
**24.1 *amaṇaṉ*** (n.) 'Jaina monk' < *camaṇaṉ*. Cf. *samaṇa* (Pkt.) < *śramaṇa* (Skt.) 'an ascetic or monk of non-Vēdic religions'; A Jaina monk (in Ta.). Cf. ***amaṇṇaṉ* (61.2 & 62.2)**. See section 4.9.3 (ii) for discussion.