Dhamnakada, Dhaṃñakaḍa: 2 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptionsDhaṃñakaḍa (धंञकड).—Most probably the place Dhaṃñakaḍa is identical with Amaravati situated about thirty-two kilometres north-west of Guntur in the Sattenepalli taluq of the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. With Dharaṇikoṭṭa, it shared importance as the metropolis of Andhrapatha. Dharaṇikoṭṭa appears to be the later name of ancient Dhaṃñakaḍa, meaning the corn-town. Hiuen-tsang in his visit to Dhanakaṭaka (same as Dhaṃñakaḍa) found there a ‘great Buddhist monastry, which was inhabited by the Bhikkus of the Mahāyāna school’. He was stuck with the beauty and magnificence of the religious edifices of Dhanakaṭaka. Dharaṇikoṭa appearsto have been one of the early strongholds of the Andhra power. Amaravati is famous for its stūpa with exquisite carved sculptures and as the seat of a temple of Śiva known as Amareśvara. The importance of the temple is due to its location on the river Krishna.
Source: Administration And Social Life Under The Pallavas: Monasteries in Tēna-ka-chē-ka (Dhanakaṭaka)Dhaṃñakaḍa (धंञकड).—It is known that the Sātavāhanas, the predecessors of the Pallavas, made Dhaṃñakaḍa their capital and ruled from there, but under the Pallavas Dhaṃñakaḍa was only a seat of Provincial Government as known from the Mayidavolu plates.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text: Andhrapatha, Mydavolu, Shivaskandavarman, Viripara, Dhanyakataka, Amaravati, Patha.
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