Appar had travelled to nearby Patalipura to join a Jain monastery where he was given the name Dharmasena .
Details of Appar 's life are found in his own hymns and in Sekkizhar 's Periya Puranam ( the last book of the Tirumurai ) .
Appar had travelled to nearby Patalipura to join a Jain monastery where Appar was given the name Dharmasena .
Details of Appar 's life are found in his own hymns and in Sekkizhar 's Periya Puranam ( the last book of the Tirumurai ) .