Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology

by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words

This page relates ‘Lower Krishna Valley (29): Vijayakeladri’ 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.

Vijayakeladri is located in the Kṛshṇā district. A minor excavation was conducted on Vijayakeladri hill at Sitanagarm near Vijayawaḍa to expose Buddhist remains. The site is badly destroyed and is strewn with ancient brick bats and stone rubble. But no brick construction was seen. Three places were excavated: -1) spherical mound, 2) small cistern and 3) flat surface[1].

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Ramalakshman, A (ed), 2002, ‘Excavations 1990-91’, Op.cit, p 36.

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