{ "name": "Tirukural", "short_name": "Tirukural", "start_url": "index.html", "display": "standalone", "background_color": "#fff", "theme_color": "#8c3945", "lang": "en-US", "description": "Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami-a living legend, yoga master and author of Merging with Siva-recognized the immense value of the Tirukural in 1949 as a young seeker in Sri Lanka. Decades later he instructed two of his swamis to translate it from classical Tamil into American English and had a renowned artist in South India illustrate the 108 chapters. For the first time. a long-neglected and much needed rendering into modern Tamil is included, making the obscure verses accessible to one and all. Here is the fruit of those efforts-the gentle, profound world of Asian ethics and simple humanness. Yet, Tirukural's universality makes it a book you can share with anyone. Its charming wit and common sense will uplift and inspire you and your whole family. "There hardly exists in the literature of the world a collection of maxims in which we find such lofty wisdom." -Dr. Albert Schweiter, Humanitarian "Only a few of us know the name of Tiruvalluvar. THe North Indians do not know the name of the great saint. There is none who has given such a treasure of wisdom like him." Mahatma Gandhi, Father of modern India "The Kural is the masterpiece of Tamil literature-one of the highest and purest expressions of human thought." -M. Ariel, Historian "Tirukural alone is enough to edify the world. It contains all things, and there is nothing which it does not contain." -Tiru Naganar, Tamil Scholar ", "icons": [ { "src": "icon.png", "sizes": "192x192", "type": "image/png" } ] }