South India Buddha Vihar, Perambur
| South India Buddha Vihar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Deity | The Buddha |
| Status | Functioning |
| Location | |
| Location | Perambur |
| Municipality | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country |  India |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°06′37″N 80°14′30″E / 13.110315°N 80.241668°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1906 and rebuilt - 14 January 2018[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Shrine(s) | One |
| Elevation | 29.9 m (98 ft) |
| Website | |
| [1] | |
South India Buddha Vihar is a monastery situated at Perambur, in Chennai of Tamil Nadu state in India.[2][3]
This is also called as 'South India Buddhist Vihara'.[4]
History
[edit]This monastery was built in 1906 by South India Buddhist Association.[5] and reconstructed and open to public on 14 January 2018 by the Buddhist monks from Burma, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Thailand and the members of the South India Buddhist Association. The monastery has an idol of 6 ft. high Buddha sitting in a meditation posture. To propagate the Buddhism in the city, is the principles of the monastery.[6]
Location
[edit]This monastery is located with the coordinates of (13°06′37″N 80°14′30″E / 13.110315°N 80.241668°E) at Perambur, Chennai.[7]
South India Buddha Vihar, Perambur
South India Buddha Vihar, Perambur (Chennai)
References
[edit]- ^ "Celebrating Dalit History: The Southern India Buddhist Vihar — A Community Revival". 18 April 2018.
- ^ Bharathy Singaravel, Binu Karunakaran (11 October 2023). "Why a statue of Ashoka is on a long yatra to Ambedkar's Dheekshabhoomi". Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Home - South India Buddha Vihar". buddhavihar.in. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Anisha Sheth (25 October 2023). "A small community of Buddhists in Dravidian land hopes to usher in a social revolution". Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ D. C. Ahir (1995). A Panorama of Indian Buddhism: Selections from the Maha Bodhi Journal, 1892-1992. Sri Satguru Publications. ISBN 978-81-7030-462-3.
- ^ migrator (16 October 2018). "Buddhist monastery opens in Perambur". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Rāmacandra Kshīrasāgara (1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3.