Who is the Jain nun in Silappadikaram?

Kavunthi Adigal, who guides Kovalan and Kannagi to Madurai and preaches Jain ethics to them.

Jainism in Silappadikaram: Philosophy and Narrative (2016 PYQ)

ID: ART_LIT_2016_139 Ref: Ancient India by R.S. Sharma

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The Tamil epic 'Silappadikaram' incorporates significant Jaina elements and philosophy, largely because its author, Ilango Adigal, was a Jain monk.