Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology
by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words
This page relates ‘Lower Krishna Valley (9): Gudivada’ of the study on Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology, including museum exhibitions of the major archeological antiquities. These pages show how the Buddhist establishment of Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) survived from 4th century BCE to 14th century CE. It includes references and translations of episodes of Buddha’s life drawn from the Avadanas and Jatakas which are illustrated in Amaravati art.
Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (9): Guḍivāda
[Location: Guḍivāda (Lat 1608’ N Long 800 56’E, Kṛṣṇā District)]
Guḍivāda is located near Vijayawada of Kṛṣṇā district. The site was reported by Boswell in 1871. When A. Rea excavated the site it was already in ruins. From the remains it appears that Guḍivāda was a solid brick stūpa (PL 8d) like Bhaṭṭiprolu. The stūpa was locally called Lanja Dibbā or the harlot’s mound. It may be said that with the introduction of Vajrayāna phase emphasis was given on tantric practices and the female element associated with it. This was probably the reason for naming the Buddhist mound as Lanja Dibbā[1].
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Rama K, 1995, Buddhist Art of Nāgārjunakoṇḍa, Delhi, p 28.