1 History & Culture · 1.2.3 Buddhism and Jainism in Andhra

1.2.3.3 Nagarjunakonda: Vijayapuri, excavations and monuments

Nagarjunakonda, ancient Vijayapuri on the Krishna, was the capital of the Ikshvakus and the richest Buddhist centre of 3rd-century Andhra; it was excavated before the Nagarjuna Sagar dam flooded the valley, and its monuments now stand on an island museum and the shore.

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Key terms

  • Nagarjunakonda
  • Vijayapuri
  • Sriparvata
  • Ikshvakus
  • A.R. Saraswati 1926
  • A.H. Longhurst
  • R. Subrahmanyam
  • 1954-60
  • Nagarjuna Sagar
  • island museum
  • Mahachaitya
  • Chamtisiri
  • Bodhisiri
  • Chula-Dhammagiri
  • Sinhala vihara
  • Aparamahavinaseliya
  • wheel-shaped stupa
  • Hariti
  • Pushpabhadrasvami
  • amphitheatre
  • Acharya Nagarjuna

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