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Full Description
First published in 1940, Mayilai Seeni Venkatasamy's Buddhism and Tamil was one of the pioneering attempts to trace the history of Buddhism in the Tamil country. With judicious exploitation of archaeological, linguistic, and historical sources, Venkatasamy delineates how Buddhism flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 13th century CE and traces its residual presence in contemporary Tamil culture. The book challenges the then-prevalent belief that Tamil is synonymous with Saivism and problematises the simplistic understanding that Hinduism had always been the religion of India. Venkatasamy's stylistic and literary analysis of Pali and Tamil texts, his careful study of inscriptions, and his extensive fieldwork identify the role of Buddhism in shaping the language, literature, and ethics of Tamil society.
Contents
1. The Life of Gautama Buddha
2. The History of the Tripitaka
3. The Buddhist Philosophy
4. Buddhism Arrives in the Tamil Country
5. Buddhism Flourishes
6. Buddhism Declines
7. Buddhist Centres in the Tamil Country
8. Buddhist Doctrines in Hinduism
9. Buddhists and Tamil
10. The Manipravalam Style
11. The Tamil Buddhist Sages
12. Texts of Tamil Buddhism
13. Pali Words in Tamil
Appendices
1. Saathanar-Iyyanar
2. Manimekalai: The Sea Goddess
3. Ajivikas
4. The Period of Manimekalai
5. Buddhist Stories in Thiruvilayadal Puranam
6. Tamil Buddhism: Convergences between Pandit Iyothee Thass and Mayilai Seeni Venkatasamy
7. Buddha Statues in the Buddha Statues in the Chola Country in the Chola Country
8. The Madras High Court Verdict on Thalavetti Muneeswara Temple
Bibliography
Translator's Bibliography
