Amaravati Stupa
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Amaravati Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India, renowned for its elaborate limestone reliefs and as a major center of early Buddhist art and pilgrimage.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monument
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Buddhist stupa ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mahachaitya at Amaravati ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
ayaka platforms
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circular drum ⓘ decorated drum slabs ⓘ harmika and chhatra (umbrella) superstructure ⓘ vedika railings ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | early historic period of South India ⓘ |
| artStyle | Amaravati school of art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahayana Buddhism
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Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built | circa 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key site for study of early Buddhist iconography
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major center of early Buddhist pilgrimage in South India ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruined ⓘ |
| depicts |
Bodhisattvas
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Jataka stories NERFINISHED ⓘ donor figures ⓘ life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| developedUntil | circa 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Colin Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1797 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Alexander Rea
NERFINISHED
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Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Ikshvaku dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Satavahana dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage center
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reliquary monument ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist art in Southeast Asia
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Buddhist art in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Buddhist art
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elaborate limestone reliefs ⓘ high-relief carving style ⓘ intricate railings and drum slabs ⓘ narrative relief panels ⓘ sculptural depiction of Jataka tales ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amaravati
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Andhra Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedOn | banks of the Krishna River ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick core
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limestone ⓘ |
| patron |
Ikshvaku rulers
NERFINISHED
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Satavahana rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | coastal Andhra ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sculpturesHeldAt |
British Museum London
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Government Museum Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Museums in Amaravati ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.