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'''Sri Mulavasam''' was a famous [[Buddhist temple]] and centre of [[pilgrimage]] on the south-western coast of [[India]]. The exact location of is Sri Mulavasam unknown. Some scholars locate it in northern parts of [[Kerala state]] whereas some at somewhere in the region between [[Ambalappuzha]] and [[Thrikkunnappuzha]]. At its inception, it was a [[Hinayana]] seat of learning which gradually turned into a [[Mahayana]] center, and later into a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] center.<br />
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It is mentioned in the famous [[Paliyam Copper Plates]] of the Ay ruler Vikramaditya Varaguna and in the ''[[Mushika Vamsa]]'' of poet [[Athula]]. <br />
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The discovery of an idol of [[bodhisattva]] Halahala Lokeswara by M. Foucher in [[Gandhara]] region with [[Sanskrit]] inscription ''"Dakshina Pathe Mulavasa Lokanatha"'' proves that Sri Mulavasam was a famous Buddhist pilgrim centre in ancient days. Local rulers are said to have protected this famous temple from the encroachment of the [[Arabian sea]] by strengthening the shore. The centre perished after 10th century AD by which time the famous Chudamanivarma Vihara came into existence at [[Nagapattinam]]. <br />
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== References ==<br />
* Menon, A Sreedhara A Survey Of Kerala History – Kerala (India) – 1967<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=Dakshina+Pathe+Mulavasa+Lokanatha%22&source=bl&ots=9j4oOikgxm&sig=RS1MDu9Lo2G94S7jsZSjuFdK6EM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PWFYT7K1CMryrQeLid2XDA&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false A social history of India by S. N. Sadasivan]<br />
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