Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology

by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words

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Summary: This thesis studies Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology, including museum exhibitions of the major archeological antiquities. It will be shown how the Buddhist establishment of Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) survived from 4th century BCE to 14th century CE. This is accomplished by drawing from episodes associated with Buddha’s life from the Avadanas and Jatakas illustrated in Amaravati art.

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Acknowledgement

Chapter 1 - Scope, Sources and Methodology

+ Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh

. Archaeological sites of Early Andhra Pradesh (Andhradeśa)

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (1): Amarāvatī

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (2): Bhaṭṭiprolu

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (3): Jaggayyapeṭa

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (4): Ghaṇṭaśālā

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (5): Alluru

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (6): Goli

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (7): Gummadidurru

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (8): Nāgārjunakoṇḍa

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (9): Guḍivāda

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (10): Kesanapalli

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (11): Gunṭupalli

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (12): Rāmatīrtham

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (13): Sankaram

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (14): Vaddamānu

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (15): Chandavaram

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (16): Garikapāḍu

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (17): Adurru

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (18): Bavikoṇḍa

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (19): Yeleśvaram

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (20): Peḍḍaganjam

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (21): Sālihuṇḍam

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (22): Peḍḍavegi

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (23): Takkelapadu

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (24): Thoṭlakoṇḍa

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (25): Pavurallakoṇḍa (Pavuralla Bodu)

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (26): Buddhani

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (27): Chinna Ganjam

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (28): Majeru

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (29): Vijayakeladri

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (30): Chejarla

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (31): Gopalapaṭnam

. Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (32): Dantapuram

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (1): Dhulikaṭṭa

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (2): Nelakoṇḍapalli

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (3): Phanigiri

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (4): Gajulabanda

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (5): Vardhamanukota

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (6): Peḍḍabankur

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (7): Koṭaliṅgala

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (8): Satanikoṭa

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (9): Veerapuram

. Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (10): Peḍḍamudiyam

. Other Archaeological Sites and Conclusion

+ Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art

. Religious background of early Andhra Pradesh

. Sarvaṃdadavadāna (Sibi Jātaka)

. Kavikumāravadāna

. Ghoshakasetthi Upatti

. Rohiṇī Khattiyakannā

. Mahilāmukha Jātaka

. Khadiraṅgāra Jātaka

. Losaka Jātaka

. Dūta Jātaka

. Ahiguṇḍika Jātaka

. Cūladhammapāla Jātaka

. Cūlabodhi Jātaka

. Mātaṅga Jātaka

. Mahāpaduma Jātaka

. Somanassa Jātaka

. Bhūridatta Jātaka

. Chaddanta Jātaka

. Bandhuma Jātaka

. Vessantara Jātaka

. Vidurapaṇḍita Jātaka

. Suruci Jātaka

. Campeyya Jātaka

. Saṅkhapāla Jātaka

. Śilvanāga Jātaka

. Matakabhatta Jātaka

. Kākāti Jataka

. Mahāhaṃsa Jātaka

. Kṣantivāda Jātaka

. Mandhāta Jātaka

. Mahā Sutasoma Jātaka

. The Birth of Buddha

. Upbringing in the Palace

. Marriage of Siddhārtha

. Turning away from Kingship and beginnings discontent

. The Miracle under the Jambu Tree

. Birth of Rāhula

. The Great Departure or Mahābhiniṣkramaṇa

. Making of a Monk and practice of Austerities

. The offering of milk-rice

. The defeat of Māra

. Bodhisattva’s Enlightenment

. Nāga Muchalinda Episode

. Offering of food by Trapusa and Bhallika

. The first Sermon or Dharmacakrapravartana

. The Conversion of Yaśa and his friends

. Conversion of the Bhaddhavaggiya Youths

. The Conversion of Nanda

. Rāhula asks his inheritance

. Rūpānanda learns of the impermanence of beauty

. The Great miracle at Śrāvastī

. Cullakāla’s wives regain their husband

. Buddha preaches to his mother in Heaven

. Sumanā the Gardener

. King Pasenadi entertains Ānanda and other monks

. The Story of Aṅgulimāla

. Subduing of Nālāgiri

. Ajatasatru visits Buddha

. The Story of Udayana and his Queens

. A monkey offers honey to Buddha

. The Demise or Mahāparinirvāṇa

. Division of Relics

. Buddhist Symbols (Introduction)

. The Dhamma Wheel

. The Flaming Pillar (Agniskanda)

. Buddhapāda worship

. Symbolism of the Lotus in Buddhism

. Pūrṇakalaśa (the symbol of abundance)

. Parasol or Chatra

. Worship of the Bodhi-tree

. Vajrāsana and Siṃhāsana

. Triratna (triple refuge)

. Anthropomorphic depiction of Buddha

+ Chapter 4 - Survival of Amarāvatī in the Context of Andhra Art

. Amarāvatī as the Centre of Buddhism

. Dhānyakaṭaka and other names of Amarāvatī

. The earlier Mauryan Buddhist phase at Dhānyakaṭaka (Amarāvatī)

. The rule of the Sadas

. The rule of the Sātavāhanas

. The rule of the Ikshvākus

. The rule of the early Pallavas

. The Viṣṇukuṇḍin dynasty

. The Śālaṅkāyana dynasty

. Chinese accounts of Dhānyakaṭaka

. The Keṭa family

. Importance of Dhānyakaṭaka as a capital

. Trading routes of Amarāvatī-Dhānyakaṭaka

. Coastal and Maritime trade

. The flourishing agriculture and prosperity in Amarāvatī (Dhānyakaṭaka)

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (a) The Gahapati and Setti classes

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (b) The Vāṇīyas or Merchants

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (c) The Heraṇikas or Treasurer

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (d) The Tulakica or Banker

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (e) Administrative and Bureaucratic

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (f) Crafters and Artisans

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (g) The cattle rearing group

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (h) Clans or Communities

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (i) Monks and Nuns

. Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (j) The Stūpa site

. Donative inscriptions from Amarāvatī (conclusion)

. History of Amarāvatī-Dhānyakaṭaka (conclusion)

+ Chapter 5 - Impact of Amarāvatī Art

. Contribution of Amarāvatī Art (Introduction)

. The garland motif

. The mithuna couple

. Animal figures

. The Nāga motif

. Buddhist sculptural art

. Tree nymphs in Amarāvatī art

. Representation of Mahābhiniṣkramaṇa art

. Yakṣa art from Amarāvatī

. Sannati And Kanaganahalli

. The early phase of Amarāvatī art (2nd-1st century BCE)

. Resemblance to Gandhāra art

. Resemblance to Mathurā art

. Resemblance to Deccan art

. Amarāvatī impact on later schools of Indian art

. Artistic Connectivity between Amarāvatī and Sri Lanka

. Impact of Amarāvatī on early schools of art of South-East Asia

Chapter 6 - Epilogue

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