Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · 1.3 Buddhism and Jainism in Andhra

1.3.2 Amaravati 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.

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Key terms

  • Amaravati
  • Mahachaitya
  • Dhanyakataka
  • Dharanikota
  • Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu
  • Colin Mackenzie
  • Walter Elliot
  • Elliot marbles
  • H.H. Cole
  • British Museum
  • Government Museum Chennai
  • ayaka pillars
  • vedika
  • medallion
  • aniconic
  • tribhanga
  • Palnad limestone
  • Kalachakra 2006

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