The saying “Thirukkural” has a balanced religious quality is because 1. People from all religions say that it belongs to them 2. Because people who say there is God and people who say there is no God accept it wholeheartedly 3. It is beyond Type, caste, religion, class 4. Because it writes about ethics and knowledge needed for the human race.

The saying “Thirukkural” has a balanced religious quality is because 1. People from all religions say that it belongs to them 2. Because people who say there is God and people who say there is no God accept it wholeheartedly 3. It is beyond Type, caste, religion, class 4. Because it writes about ethics and knowledge needed for the human race. Correct Answer All the above are right

The correct answer is All the above are right.

Key Points

The saying “Thirukkural” has a balanced religious quality is because

• People from all religions say that it belongs to them. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• Because people who say there is God and people who say there is no God accept it wholeheartedly. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• It is beyond Type, caste, religion, class. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• Because it writes about ethics and knowledge needed for the human race. Hence, statement 4 is correct.

Additional Information

Thiruvalluvar 

• Thiruvalluvar is an ancient saint born in the BC era whose birthdate is not known.
• He is credited and revered by the Tamil people for writing a collection of 1330 poem couplets called ‘Thirukkural,’ which talk about ethics and morality, and is considered to be a guideline to lead a good and righteous life.
• Thirukkural is widely read and respected by the people of Tamil Nadu irrespective of the faith they belong to.
• There have been peripheral discussions and debates on his actual religion.
• However, in past, people did not associate him with any religion as such.
• Thiruvalluvar, the ancient Tamil poet-savant, has remained common to all sections of society over the centuries.
• The Thirukkural, a set of 1,330 couplets thematically divided into three books and 133 chapters, is widely regarded as a secular tome. Its message is best seen in the first book on virtue, while the two others deal with wealth and love.
• Dated variously between the last three centuries BCE and the first five of the Common Era, the work does not venture to propound the tenets of any particular religion or godhead.