Kāñcīpuram

Kāñcīpuram, in modern Tamil Nadu, India, was the capital of the Pallava dynasty and an important centre of learning where Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism all flourished. It is associated with the Theravāda commentator Dhammapāla, said to have been born there, and with the Buddhist logician Dignāga, who is reported to have studied or taught in the region.