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This is another proof that King Deva Nampiya Theesan was a Tamil king, otherwise why did his Nephew live in the Land of Tamils. Still, there is a Village named after the Deva Nampiya Theesan`s nephew Aritta.
[Epigraphical evidence seems to confirm this statement. In his Rock-Edict No.3, Asoka says that his Dharma Vijaya prevailed in the border kingdoms of the Cholas, Pandyans and at Tambapanni (Thamirabarani in Tamil). But it was his son MAHINDA who was responsible for the introduction of Buddhism in TAMIL NADU.
In this task, he was helped by Maha Aritta, a nephew of the Sri Lankan king Devanampiyatissa. Mahinda is said to have erected seven viharas at Kaveripattinum while he was on his way to Sri Lanka.
Some Indian scholars are of the opinion that Aritta or Maha-Aritta might have lived in the caves of the village of Arittapatti in Madurai, which is in Tamil Nadu. According to Dr. Hikosaka Buddhism might have gone to Sri Lanka from Tamil Nadu, contrary to the general impression. ]
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