Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology
by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words
This page relates ‘Lower Krishna Valley (28): Majeru’ 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 (28): Majeru
Majeru is a small village situated 16 kms from Machilipatnam in the Kṛshṇā district. According to the Buddhist chronicle this place is known as Majerika vishaya. During the excavation ancient habitational mounds were noticed towards north east of the village covering an area of 10-15 acres in extent[1]. These mounds were locally known as Kummaridoddi Delta, Gangammadibbā and Ramaldibbā.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ramalakshman, A (ed), 2002, ‘Excavation 1992-93’, Op.cit, p46