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The Perambalur Buddhas (or Thiyaganur Buddha statues or Thiyaganur Buddha temple) are a set of historic Buddhist images found in Thiyaganur, a village in salem district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. There are two 6 ft (1.8 m) images of Buddha in sitting posture, one of which is enshrined in a small temple and various other images ...
Buddha seated in lotus position, 11th century, Tamil Nadu. Buddha bronze, Chola period, 10th century. Buddhism amongst the Tamils was historically found in the Tamilakam region of India and Sri Lanka .
A small temple of Buddha, named Buddha Vihar, is situated inside the building of the Maha Bodhi Society of India. It is one of the important Buddhist temples in Chennai. The temple has an 18-ft life-size statue of Lord Buddha in a standing posture (Abhya Mudra) in the main hall.
Hinduism, in particular Vaishnavism and Shaivism, was the predominant religion in ancient Tamilakam.The Sangam period in Tamilakam (c. 600 BCE–300 CE) was characterized by the coexistence of many denominations and religions: Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Ajivika and later joined by Buddhism and Jainism alongside the folk religion of the Tamil people.
Lord Buddha TV was launched on 26 November 2010 by Sachin Moon,Bhayaji khairkar and raju moon. Lord Buddha TV is a GEC channel with stated purpose of developing understanding and acceptance of the philosophy and the teachings of Gautam Buddha and Babasaheb Ambedkar. The viewership is all across India and in other countries which follow the ...
Chudamani Vihara was a Buddhist vihara (monastery) in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India. Chudamani Vihara was constructed in 1006 CE [1] by the Srivijayan king Sri Vijaya Maravijayattungavarman with the patronage of Rajaraja Chola I. [2] [3] The vihara building survived in dilapidated condition. Since 1856, about 350 Buddha bronzes have been ...
In large narrative panels some of the subjects are distinctively Tamil, such as Korravai (Durga as goddess of victory), and Somaskanda, a seated family group of Shiva, his consort Parvati and Skanda as a child. [52] Gopuram of the Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Tamil Nadu, densely packed with rows of painted plaster figures, 1906.
This temple, one of the Buddha temples in Tamil Nadu, is located at Buddhamangalam in Kilvelur taluk of Nagapattinam district. [1] This is one of the earlier Buddhist centres of Tamil Nadu. [ 2 ]