Amaravati

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Amaravati is an ancient Buddhist center in Andhra Pradesh, India, renowned for its historic stupa and archaeological significance.

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Amaravati canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
artStyle Amaravati school of art ⓘ
artStyleInfluence Southeast Asian Buddhist art ⓘ
linked to: Buddhist art

Sri Lankan Buddhist art ⓘ
associatedWith Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana

Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada

early Buddhist schools ⓘ
country India ⓘ
currentUse archaeological research site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
depicts Jataka tales ⓘ
life of the Buddha ⓘ
earliestConstruction Mauryan period ⓘ
excavatedBy British archaeologists ⓘ
excavationPeriod 19th century ⓘ
feature elaborately carved railings ⓘ
narrative relief panels ⓘ
sculpted drum slabs ⓘ
findsDisplayedAt Amaravati Archaeological Museum ⓘ
British Museum ⓘ
Chennai Government Museum ⓘ
hasStructure Amaravati Stupa ⓘ
chaitya halls ⓘ
monastic complexes ⓘ
viharas ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument of national importance (India) ⓘ
historicalRegion Andhra ⓘ
knownFor Amaravati Stupa ⓘ
Buddhist art ⓘ
archaeological remains ⓘ
languageHistoricalInscriptions Prakrit ⓘ
early Brahmi script ⓘ
laterPatronage Ikshvaku dynasty ⓘ
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Guntur district ⓘ
locatedOn south bank of the Krishna River ⓘ
majorDevelopment Satavahana period ⓘ
linked to: Satavahana dynasty
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
near Guntur ⓘ
Vijayawada ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing circa 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE ⓘ
region coastal Andhra ⓘ
linked to: Coastal Andhra
religiousFunction pilgrimage center ⓘ
relic shrine ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism ⓘ

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