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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracing footprints of Buddhism in Chola country B Jambulingam tells CE about his research on which led him to find at least 57 ancient Buddha statues in 10 districts of Tamil Nadu. by N.Ramesh Thanjavur:  B.Jambulingam (56), who has been working as an office Superintendent of Tamil University, an ardent Saivite, whose search for Buddhism in Chola Country led him to identify as many as 67 ancient Buddha statues made of granite in 10 districts. Of these, most of the statues were found in eight districts which could be called the Chola country. Reminiscing his foray into academic research, while still working as an administrator, Jambulingam said one of the Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University helped the non-academic staff to pursue their academic interests. “When I registered for MPhil at  Madurai   Kamaraj   University , I wanted to do research ...