sentences:  Jesuits even shamed the Tamil pundits in language competitions with their language skills.The Jesuit priest, Veeramamunivar Constanzo Beschi who stunned the Tamil pundits of Sangam Academy with his knowledge of classical Tamil even wrote his classical work in Tamil called Thembavani.Baldaeus' book created the long-held belief that origin of European civilization started in India with Hindu and Buddhist origins.