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Sudamani Viharam (Buddha vihar) Nagappattinam (Nagapattinam)

India / Tamil Nadu / Nagapattinam
 ancient, buddhist temple, historical building, historic site

Sudamani Viharam (Buddha vihar) Nagappattinam
The Pallava King Rajasimha (A.D. 690 to A.D. 728) permitted a Chinese king to construct the Buddha Vihar in Nagapattinam. Hence there existed a Chinese built Buddha Vihar in the district of Nagapattinam. As per Anaimangalam copper plate of Kulothunga I, Sri Vijayathunga Varman of Sri Vijaya kingdom constructed the Raja Raja Perumpalli in the name of Raja Raja Chola and Rajendra Chola Perumpalli in the name of Rajendra Chola in A.D. 1090. This Buddha Vihar of the district is also known as the Sudamani Vihar. Excavations were conducted by the Archaeological department at Vellipalayam in Nagapattinam and more than three hundred Buddha statues were unearthed and kept at the Museum in Chennai. This dilapidated Buddhist tower was razed down about two hundred years ago.

"The Anaimangalam Copper Plates" has references to this subject. part of this available at exhibitions.nlb.gov.sg/kaalachakra/alliances_and_rivalr...
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Coordinates:   10°46'23"N   79°50'24"E

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  • there are references of 'Sudamani Budha Vihar' in Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan'
  • can possible reading ponniyin selvan
  • The original Vihara was built some 1500 years ago by a Chinese King with help and sanction from the Pallava King Rajasimha Varma Pallava.It was made into a massive aand magnificient structure by a King of the Srivijaya during Paranthakan Sundara Chozhan. This structure was washed out completely by a great Tsunami arounnd the year 900AD which was then rebult by Raja Raja Choolan I and his son Rajendra Chzhan I rebuilt it on request ffrom the then King of Srivijayam. The structure continued to bee there on the Nagappattinam coast line till as late as 1867AD when the Jesuit Priests, as was their custom, demolished to build a facility for their church with the materials so obtained from the demolition. . The peripheral buildings continue there and are at present housing some State Government Reveneu offices. It was claimed that the Vihara had an excellent library of Buddhist literature and scr ipture in the form of valuable palm leaf manuscrips which were mostly destroyed by these Christian missionaries and some loacl populations.
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