Write about the influence of Buddhism in Tamil Nadu.

1.	Write about the influence of Buddhism in Tamil Nadu.
Answer» 1. Buddhism spread to Tamil Nadu much later than Jainism. 2. Manimekalai, one of the epics of the postSangam age is a Buddhist literature. 3. There is an elaborate description about Kanchipuram in classical epic Manimegalai. 4. Kanchipuram was a famous Buddhist Centre, from where Dinnaga, the famous Buddhist logician, and Dharmapala, a great scholar of Nalanda University hailed. 5. Hieun Tsang who,visited Kanchipuram in the seventh century A.D. (CE). noticed the presence of 100 feet stupa built by Ashoka there.

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1. Buddhism spread to Tamil Nadu much later than Jainism.

2. Manimekalai, one of the epics of the postSangam age is a Buddhist literature.

3. There is an elaborate description about Kanchipuram in classical epic Manimegalai.

4. Kanchipuram was a famous Buddhist Centre, from where Dinnaga, the famous Buddhist logician, and Dharmapala, a great scholar of Nalanda University hailed.

5. Hieun Tsang who,visited Kanchipuram in the seventh century A.D. (CE). noticed the presence of 100 feet stupa built by Ashoka there.

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