 According to Anne E. Monius, the "Manimekalai" and "Viracoliyam" are two of many South Indian texts that co-opt Agastya and make him a student of the Buddha-to-be.Agastya elsewhere appears in other historic Buddhist mythologies, such as the Jataka tales.For example, the Buddhist text "Jataka-mala" by Aryasura, about the Buddha's previous lives, includes Agastya as the seventh chapter.