Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology
by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words
This page relates ‘Epigraphs from Amaravati (g) The cattle rearing group’ 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.
Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (g) The cattle rearing group
Some epigraphs indicate donations by the cattle rearing group in the region. These inscriptions indicate a separate existence of the cattle rearing group even after the introduction of intense agricultural activity along with trade and craft specialization. The donations prove the socio-economic prosperity of the group and also the importance of the religious complex in their lives.
Some of the inscriptions may be stated below:-
Text:-
Mahāgovalava bālikāya (na)[1]
Translation:-
……of the daughter of the great cowherd. (Pl 33a)