Question

The centres of education during the medieval Kerala were attached to temples and were known as :

• A. Gurukulas
• B. Salais
• C. Agraharas
• D. Viharas

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Salais

Knowledge

• Medieval Kerala had gained much progress in the field of knowledge.

• Sankaranarayanan, a famous astronomer during the reign of the Perumals wrote Sankaranarayaneeyam, a book on Astronomy.

• The contributions of Samgrama Madhavan to Mathematics gained worldwide acclaim. Ashtanga hridayam on Ayurveda was also written during this period

• The two important literary works on history, Mooshaka Vamsam written by Athula and Tuhafat Ul Mujahideen written by Sheikh Sainuddin Makhdoom were also written during the medieval period.

• The centres of education during the period were attached to temples and were known as Salais. Eg: Kanthaloor Salai, Vizhinjam Salai, Parthivasekharapuram Salai.

• Those attached to Buddhist centres were known as Palli.