 The "Pattinappalai" is notable for its mention of the early Chola kingdom as a cosmopolitan region, where Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monasteries and communities co-existed.It mentions the worship of Murugan.According to scholars such as Miksic, Yian, Meenakshisundararajan and others, the "Pattinappalai" is an early textual evidence of the significance of overseas trade that economically and culturally linked Tamil regions with southeast Asian communities in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.