Buddhism in South India

[DJM]

Apologies for being slightly off topic for a Japanese discussion forum, but as a friend of mine is writing a seminar on the above topic I was wondering if anyone can recommend any online resources for this..

Thanks,
David

[Joseph Svinth]

What period and in what context?

Meanwhile...

Zarrilli, Phillip B. "Actualizing Power(s) and Crafting a Self in Kalarippayattu -- A South Indian Martial Art and the Yoga and Ayurvedic Paradigms," Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 3:3, 1994; a transcript appears online through the Encyclopaedia Britannica site http://www.britannica.com ; try the keyword "martial arts" and then go to "more links"

-----. "To Heal and/or To Harm: The Vital Spots in Two South Indian Martial Traditions," Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 1:1, 1992, and 1:2, 1992; a transcript appears online through the Encyclopaedia Britannica site http://www.britannica.com ; try the keyword "martial arts" and then go to "more links"

-----. "Traditional Kerala Massage Therapies: The Kalarippayattu Martial Master as Healer," Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 4:1, 1995; a transcript appears online through the Encyclopaedia Britannica site http://www.britannica.com ; try the keyword "martial arts" and then go to "more links"

(These used to be on a University of Wisconsin site but Zarrilli left UWisc for a job in the UK, and as a result his web provider left, too. Fortunately EB archived the material first.)