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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 pillar inscription of the time of Rudra-Purushadatta (300-325 CE) Vasishthi-putra Rudra-purusha-datta ( IAST : Vasiṣṭhīputra Rudrapuruṣadatta) is attested by two inscriptions. The Gurazala inscription, dated to his 4th regnal year, records a land grant to the deity Halampura-svamin by Nodu Keshri, for the increase of ...
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.
Nagarjunakonda Ayaka pillar inscription, Ikshvaku period (3rd c. CE) The Nagarjunakonda inscriptions are the earliest known substantial South Indian Sanskrit inscriptions, probably from the late 3rd century or early 4th century CE, or both. [17] These inscriptions are related to Buddhism and the Shaivism tradition of Hinduism. [18]
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:
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.
Inscriptions in the Nagarjunakonda valley, Jaggayyapeta and Ramireddipalli provide some support for this hypothesis. [14] In the Vayu Purana, Manu (the patriarch of ancient India) had nine sons; Ikshvaku, the eldest, founded the Suryavamsha dynasty and ruled from Ayodhya at the beginning of the Treta Yuga. He had 100 sons; the eldest was ...