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Buddhism in Kanchi – An Ancient City of Learning

March 7, 2019July 14, 2019 Yogi Prabodha Jnana & Yogini Abhaya Devi 6 Comments ancient sites, Buddhism in India, Buddhism in South India, Buddhism in TamilNadu

Kanchi (Kanchipuram) in Tamil Nadu was the most significant Buddhist center of learning in South India. Kanchi produced world-renowned scholars and masters of Buddhism such as Bodhidharma, Dignaga, Dharmapala, Buddhaghosa, etc., spanning across Sravakayana and Mahayana. It is also one of the twenty-four power places of Vajrayana Buddhism.

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Ancient Buddha Statues of Kerala

October 11, 2018January 26, 2021 Yogini Abhaya Devi 13 Comments ancient sites, Buddhism in India, Buddhism in Kerala, Buddhism in South India

Many ancient Buddha statues, dating back to 7th Century CE onwards were discovered from various parts of Kerala. These Buddha statues smile to the world even today as the embodiment of peace, sublime thought, and the excellence of intellectual climate that prevailed in the region in the foregone eras.

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Rajaghatta – The Remains of a Mahayana Buddhist Monastery in Bangalore

August 10, 2018February 5, 2020 Yogini Abhaya Devi 10 Comments ancient sites, Buddhism in India, Buddhism in Karnataka, Buddhism in South India

Rajaghatta in the outskirts of Bangalore,South India was a Buddhist settlement from 2nd century to 7th century CE. Archeologists unearthed the remains of a Mahayana Buddhist Chaitya hall and Vihara (Monastery) along with stupas, in this village.