Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · APPSC Group 2
1.3 Buddhism and Jainism in Andhra notes
3 notes, in reading order.
- 1.3.1Buddhism and Jainism in Andhra: spread and major sites
Andhra was one of the great homes of Buddhism for about a thousand years, with its own schools (the Andhakas) and dozens of stupa sites from Srikakulam to Palnadu, while Jainism left a smaller but steady trail.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.3.2Amaravati stupa and the Amaravati school of art
The Mahachaitya at Amaravati, near ancient Dhanyakataka on the Krishna, was the greatest stupa of the Andhra country; its carved limestone slabs gave India one of its three classic schools of early sculpture, and most of them now sit in museums in Chennai and London.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.3.3Nagarjunakonda: 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.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course
Practise Buddhism and Jainism in Andhra. Questions with answers explained, from the same topics.
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