Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology
by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words
This page relates ‘Marriage of Siddhartha’ 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.
Marriage of Siddhārtha
[Full title: Depiction of scenes from the life of Buddha: Marriage of Siddhārtha]
Story:-
Śuddhodana’s efforts to attach Siddhārtha to the mundane life and comforts prompted him to get him married at an early age. Accordingly Siddhārtha was married to Yaśodharā at the age of sixteen.
Depiction:-
A fragment of a dome slab from Amarāvatī preserved in the Archaeological Museum, Amarāvatī illustrates the scene of Buddha’s marriage. In this relief a bridal procession in carved. Yasodhara is chiseled inside a palanquin[1].(Pl 20d)