Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Nagarjunakonda (ISO: Nāgārjunikoṇḍā, meaning Nagarjuna Hill) is a historical town, now an island located near Nagarjuna Sagar in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is one of India's richest Buddhist sites, and now lies almost entirely under the lake created by the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam .
2. Mounds adjacent to the hillock reddigudem, 3. Hill of Nagarjunakonda with the ancient remains Pullareddigudem (Agarharam) Palnadu: 1. The mounds with remains of ancient building between the hillock of Nagarjuna Konda and the village of Pullareddigudem, 2. Mounds adjacent to the hillock reddigudem, 3. Hill of Nagarjunakonda with the ancient ...
Nagarjunakonda in Guntur district: Seat of Mahayana; Thotlakonda and Bojjannakonda in Visakhapatnam; Bihar: The name of Bihar is derived from vihara, meaning monastery, such was the association of the area with Buddhism. In addition to these sites which were visited by the Buddha, other sites in India have become notable:
Ruins of the stupa, 2012 A model of the original stupa, final phase, as reconstructed by archaeologists. Amarāvati Stupa is a ruined Buddhist stūpa at the village of Amaravathi, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, probably built in phases between the third century BCE and about 250 CE.
[23] [24] The ruins of Nāgārjunakoṇḍa are located in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. The Caitika and Bahuśrutīya nikāyas are known to have had monasteries in Nāgārjunakoṇḍa. [23] The archaeological finds at Nāgārjunakoṇḍa have not resulted in any evidence that the site was associated with Nagarjuna.
English: Nagarjunakonda is an archaeological site near Andhra Pradesh Telangana border. It can be reached by late morning boat services from either state's departure points. It can be reached by late morning boat services from either state's departure points.
Amaravati school of art is an ancient Indian art style that evolved in the region of Amaravati (then known as Dhānyakaṭaka) in the modern-day Andhra Pradesh from 2nd century BCE to the end of the 3rd century CE. [1]
The construction of the dam submerged an ancient Buddhist settlement, Nagarjunakonda, which was the capital of the Ikshvaku dynasty in the 1st and 2nd centuries and the successors of the Satavahanas in the Eastern Deccan. Excavations yielded 30 Buddhist monasteries as well as artwork and inscriptions of historical importance.