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Thiruvalluvar () is a celebrated Hindu Tamil poet and philosopher〔http://www.dlshq.org/saints/thiruvalluvar.htm〕 whose contribution to Tamil literature is the ''Thirukkural'', a work on ethics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arts - Literature - Thirukural )〕 He was born either in Thiru Mylai (Mylapore) Chennai in Tamil Nadu or in ThirunayanarKuruchi, a village in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.Thiruvalluvar is thought to have lived sometime between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century BC.〔Flowers Of Wisdom by P.C. Babu p. 145〕 The Tamil poet Mamulanar of the Sangam period mentioned that Thiruvalluvar was the greatest Tamil scholar and Mamulanar also mentioned the Nanda Dynasty of northern which ruled until the 4th century BC.〔''Tamil Wisdom: Traditions Concerning Hindu Sages and Selections from Their Writings'' Edward Jewitt Robinson p. 24〕〔The Mauryan Polity by V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar p. 61〕 This estimate is based on linguistic analysis of his writings, as there is no archaeological evidence for when he lived. He is sometimes also called ''Theiva Pulavar'' ("Divine Poet"), ''Valluvar'', ''Poyyamozhi Pulavar'', ''Senna Pothar'',''Gnana Vettiyan '' or Ayyan. ==Traditional accounts== ''Thirukkuṛal'' itself does not name its author or authors. The name ''Thiruvalluvar'' is first mentioned in the 10th century in a text called ''Thiruvalluvarmaalai'' ("Thiruvalluve traditions of Thiruvalluvar" appeared after this text had been written. It is generally believed that the name Thiruvalluvar consists of ''Thiru'' He has been said to have been a weaver and the supposed house he lived is now converted to a temple. His wife's name is Vaasuki. There are lots of legends about the pair Thiruvalluvar and Vaasuki. Two of them are, 1) Once Vaasuki ammaiyar was drawing water from well and Thiruvalluvar called her and she left the water and ran in immediately, but the water pot stayed in mid air. Such was her austerity and dedication towards her husband Thiruvalluvar. 2) Thiruvalluvar used to sit every day for meal with a cup of water and a wooden tooth pick. He did this to pick any grain of rice spilled out from his leaf when Vaasuki Ammaiyar served food. It was said that Thiruvalluvar could not even pick a grain of rice every day. Such was the dedication in serving meal by Vaasuki Ammaiyar. Thiruvalluvar may have spent part of his life in Madurai because it was under the Pandiya rulers that many Tamil poets flourished. There is also the recent claim by Kanyakumari Historical and Cultural Research Centre (KHCRC) that Valluvar was a king who ruled Valluvanadu in the hilly tracts of the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. 〔http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2005/04/29/kanyakumari-thiruvalluvars-birth-place〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thiruvalluvar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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