▁both ▁heter osex ual ▁and ▁hom osex ual ▁sex , ▁whereas ▁common ers ▁could ▁only ▁have ▁heter osex ual ▁sex ▁for ▁non - en jo y ment ▁purposes ▁when ▁trying ▁to ▁have ▁children . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁taught ▁that ▁nap uns ak , ▁sexual ▁incl ination ▁toward ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁( known ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁being ▁sex ually ▁neutral ), ▁was ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁par ig rah ath at ▁is ▁excess ive ▁amounts ▁could ▁cause ▁negative ▁kar ma ▁to ▁accum ulate ▁to ▁problem atic ▁levels , ▁alongside ▁teaching ▁that ▁pur ush ▁or ▁st ree , ▁sexual ▁incl ination ▁of ▁heter osex ual ▁nature , ▁would ▁also ▁cause ▁negative ▁kar ma . ▁ ▁J ain ism ▁gained ▁a ▁strong ▁following ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁alongside ▁Buddh ism , ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁centuries ▁of ▁the ▁Sang am ▁Period . ▁The ▁Man ime kal ai ▁was ▁a ▁literary ▁work , ▁written ▁by ▁Buddh ist ▁poet ▁S athan ar , ▁that ▁told ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁Bud d ha ▁would ▁show ▁comp ass ion ▁to ▁people ▁of ▁a ▁city , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁man ▁cross - d ress ing ▁and ▁a ▁J ain ▁mon k ▁as ▁main ▁characters . ▁ ▁Age ▁of ▁Emp ires ▁▁ ▁Several ▁religious ▁stat ues ▁created ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁such ▁as ▁at ▁Rang an ath as w amy ▁Temple , ▁S rir ang am , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁dep ict ▁explicit ▁hom osex ual ▁acts , ▁are ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁era . ▁The ▁temple ▁at ▁B