Thirukkural: Original Tamil with English Translation  (English, Hardcover, Drew Frederic)

About 16th Century A.D. The temple is closely associated with the life of Saint-Poet Tiruvalluvar.The explanation which was given in The Greatness of Ascetics for the 9th poem, it is not exactly what Thiruvalluvar tried to say.The actual meaning is....The anger of those who have ascended the mountain of goodness, never stays longer. Because they know how to change it. Even though they do get angry, they know much about that. A standard work of Tamil aphorisms and instruction that they believed, it followed truly, will bring them happiness. It was written by the poet sage Thiruvallavar. It gives its advice in 133 chapters and the each chapter deals with a different theme. The chapters have 10 aphorisms each and they, among others, offer advice on self control, on the fear of sin, securing the friendship of great men, against idleness, on false friendship, on abstaining from drink, on modesty etc. Thiruvallavar was born 30 years before Jesus and was a weaver by profession.