Editing Iyothee Thass (section)

== Writings ==
Thass's periodical writings were collected in G. Aloysius (Ed.), அயோத்திதாசர் சிந்தனைகள் ''Iyothee Thassar Cinthanaikal'' [Thoughts of Iyothee Thass], vols. 1–2 (1999) and vol. 3 (2003), which are cited below by volume, item number, and page. The items are given as published in the ''Tamilan''; many of his books were issued posthumously, so the dates of later editions can differ from the dates of first publication.

* Thass, Iyothee (1898 or 1899). புத்தர் என்னும் இரவு பகலற்ற ஒளி ''Buddhar ennum Iravu Pagalatra Oli'' [Buddha, the Light Without Night or Day]. In: Aloysius (1999), vol. 2, item 3: 10–26. {{annotation|A life of the Buddha with an early statement of the claim that the casteless Dravidians were Buddhists, ending with a program of institutions (a temple, burial grounds, a medical hall, and a free college for boys). It may be the pamphlet of 1898 mentioned by Aloysius (1998, p. 57); the editor dates it to 1899 or earlier.}} 
* Thass, Iyothee (1907–1914). ஒருபைசாத் தமிழன் ''Oru Paisa Tamilan'' [The One-Pice Tamilian]. Weekly, Madras. {{annotation|The weekly that Thass edited, which carried his serials, polemics, announcements of the Sakya Buddhist Society, and a women's column. Copies from the years 1907–1909 and 1911–1914 are held by the Roja Muttaiah Research Library in Chennai.}}
* Thass, Iyothee (1907–1908). சுதேச சீர்திருத்தம் ''Sudesa Seertiruttam'' [Swadeshi Reform]. In: Aloysius (1999), vol. 1, item 15: 27–72. {{annotation|A selection of the columns in which Thass argues against brahmin-led swadeshi nationalism and for civic reform and British rule. Only a few passages state the Buddhist thesis.}} 
* Thass, Iyothee (1908–1909). [Untitled serial on the Buddhist origins of the casteless Dravidians]. ''Tamilan'' 2:21–2:48. In: Aloysius (1999), vol. 1, item 56: 115–152. {{annotation|His fullest statement of the thesis that the casteless Dravidians were the original Buddhists, with the theory of the false Brahmins and the claim that temples were Buddhist monasteries.}}
* Thass, Iyothee (1910). சாக்கைய பௌத்தர் விவாக விளக்கம் ''Sakkaiya Bauddhar Vivaha Vilakkam'' [Explanation of the Sakya Buddhist Marriage]. ''Tamilan'' 3:33–3:41. In: Aloysius (1999), vol. 2, item 44: 122–135. {{annotation|A description of a reformed Buddhist marriage rite, with an appeal to curb wedding expenses and an invitation to readers to send proposals for reform.}}
* Thass, Iyothee (1910–1911). இந்திரர் தேச சரித்திரம் ''Indirar Desa Sarithiram'' [History of the Indirar Country]. Serialized in the ''Tamilan'', August 1910–November 1911 (sixty-five parts); book 1912; second edition 1957. In: Aloysius (1999), vol. 1, item 20: 600–679. {{annotation|His longest historical narrative, tracing the name of India to the Buddha as "Indra" and recounting how false Brahmins displaced the Buddhist kings and imposed caste.}} 
* Thass, Iyothee (1911). மகாபோதி பௌத்தம் ''Mahabodhi Bauddham'' [Mahabodhi Buddhism]. ''Tamilan'' 4:49, 17 May 1911. In: Aloysius (1999), vol. 2, item 73: 168–169. {{annotation|A reply to a reader in which Thass explains his objections to the Madras Maha Bodhi Society on grounds of caste conduct and doctrine.}}
* Thass, Iyothee (1911). "An Appeal to Buddhist Societies". In: Aloysius (1999), vol. 2, item 82: 180–184. {{annotation|An English appeal to Buddhists in Europe and America, with a history of the Sakya Buddhist Society and its branches, a complaint about caste-minded Buddhist leaders in India, and a calculation of the Buddha's date of birth.}}
* Thass, Iyothee (1913). நூதன பௌத்தம்! ''Noothana Bauddham'' [New Buddhism!]. ''Tamilan'' 6:51, 28 May 1913. In: Aloysius (1999), vol. 2, item 100: 439–441. {{annotation|A report of the Society's practices, branches, and gains, and an attack on rival Buddhist and reformist groups that he does not name.}}