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Kancheepuram was famous for education. Prove this statement.
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Solution
- Kanchi was an educational centre.
- A place of learning is called school.
- Several schools were established in great numbers further first time in Kancheepuram.
- Jains studied in Jainapalli and Buddhists studied in Viharas.
- The greatness of Kanchi as an educational centre can be understood from the fact that the Chinese traveller Hieun Tsang visited Kanchi ‘Kadigai’ to pursue his further studies.
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