Pandiya, Paṃḍiya: 1 definition
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Pandiya means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismPaṃḍiya (पंडिय) (or Pāṇḍya in Sanskrit) is the name of a locality situated in Dakkhiṇāpatha (Deccan) or “southern district” of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The Paṃḍiyas (Pāṇḍyas) are mentioned in the R.E. II and III of Asoka. Their country lay outside the southern frontiers of his vast kingdom. Asoka was in friendly terms with the Paṃḍiyas who had probably two kingdoms, one including Tinnevelly on the south and extending as far north as the high lands in the neighbourhood of the Coimbatore gap, the other including the Mysore State.
In the Mahāvaṃsa we read that Vijaya, King of Ceylon, married a daughter of the Pāṇḍu King whose capital was Madhurā or Mathurā in southern India. Madhurā (Dakṣiṇa Mathurā) is Madura in the south of the Madras Presidency. Another capital was probably at Kolkai. The rivers Tāmraparṇi and Kritamālā or Vaigai flowed through it.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Starts with: Pandiyarayara, Pandiyavitu, Pantiyanmativananar, Pantiyar.
Full-text: Pandya, Varakunan, Manalurpuram, Tamilnatan, Potiyam, Netunceliyan, Por-kaipantiyan, Tennar, Ahuyavarada, Pandu.
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Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Chapter XV - Rajendra III (A.D. 1246 to 1279/80)
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