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Tamil Nadu has both private and public universities, which either the government of India or the government of Tamil Nadu owns and manages. whereas various bodies and societies manage the private universities. Here is a list of research organizations and higher educational institutions in the state.
According to Tamil tradition, the founder of Zen, Bodhidharma was born here. [5] [6] [note 1] In the 8th century CE, Buddhist monk Vajrabodhi, the son of a Tamil aristocrat, travelled from Tamil Nadu to the Tang capital of Chang'an, via Sri Lanka and Srivijaya, after mastering the art of Tantric Buddhism.
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 ...
Important pupil from ancient University of Taxila includes; King Pasenadi of Kosala, a close friend of the Buddha. Jivaka, court doctor at Rajagriha and personal doctor of the Buddha. [7] Charaka, the Indian "father of medicine" and one of the leading authorities in Ayurveda, is also said to have studied at Taxila, and practiced there. [8] [9]
In 1898, Pandit Iyothee Thass founded the Sakya Buddhist Society also known as Indian Buddhist Association in Tamil Nadu. [20] He presented Buddhism as a religious alternative to Hinduism for Dalits. Thass's efforts led to the creation of a broader movement amongst Tamil Dalits in South India until the 1950s. [ 19 ]
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.
The Buddha statue in this temple is 5' and 3 inch height. In the pedestal of the statue, a not so clear Tamil inscription is found. Earlier this statue was found at a distance of one furlong from this place. [3] The usual iconographical features such as coiled her, flame atop the head, elongated ears and upper garment are found in this statue. [4]
Apart from traditional instruments from the Sangam period, Nadaswaram, a reed instrument that is often accompanied by the thavil, a type of drum instrument are the major musical instruments used in temples and weddings. [27] The traditional music of Tamil Nadu is known as Carnatic music, which includes rhythmic and structured music dedicated to ...