{"product_id":"the-spread-of-theravada-buddhism-ven-dr-hindagala-gnanadhara-thero-9781642492149","title":"The Spread of Theravada Buddhism in South India: (3rd Century B.C. Upto 14th Century A.D.)","description":"It is surprising that the chronicle Mahavamsa fails to make any reference to the son of Asoka, Arahan Mahinda and Sri Lanka Bhikkus (monks) and Bhikkhunis (nuns), who propagated Buddhism in Tamil Nadu. Scholars like I.K. Sharma and Sathian Nathan Iyar stated that Atahanta Mahinda functioned as the head of Tondamandalam Vihara at Kaveri Pattinam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reference to the Theravada Buddhist concept paticcasamuppada (causality), four noble truths and Tilakkhana suggest the widely prevalent Theravada Buddhism in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Scholars Srinivasan and Nilakanta Sastri established the birthplace of Buddhagosa, who arrived here in the 5th Century and composed 14 Pali commentaries, at Mahavihara in Anuradhapura, from a village called Moranam in Kanchipuram. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Traveller Hiuen Tsang stated that 10000 priests were in 100 monasteries in Tamil Nadu. Thirty-five plates of Buddha statues unearthed there were included in the text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ilankilli, brother of Kanchipuram Chola king Killivalavam, constructed a Temple with a chetiya (pagoda). Many Chola kings had Buddhist names like Buddhavarman and Asokavarman. They extended their patronage to Buddhism. Vajrabodhi, Bodhidharma and Dhammaruci propagated Buddhism in China, translating the Mayana Buddhist text to Chinese. The text also includes information given by scholars, clergymen and laymen of the 9th century, who were witnesses to the existence of Buddhism in Tamil Nadu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ven Dr Hindagala Gnanadhara Thero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642492140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642492149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Notion Press, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.74d","brand":"Ven Dr Hindagala Gnanadhara Thero","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46024768749823,"sku":"9781642492149","price":15.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b88f54f7-7c21-411a-b794-916ba0e7b47e.jpg?v=1723129165","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spread-of-theravada-buddhism-ven-dr-hindagala-gnanadhara-thero-9781642492149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}