Amaravati
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Amaravati is an ancient Buddhist center in Andhra Pradesh, India, renowned for its historic stupa and archaeological significance.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pilgrimage site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| artStyle | Amaravati school of art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyleInfluence |
Southeast Asian Buddhist art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Buddhist art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ early Buddhist schools ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jataka tales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| earliestConstruction | Mauryan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | British archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| feature |
elaborately carved railings
ⓘ
narrative relief panels ⓘ sculpted drum slabs ⓘ |
| findsDisplayedAt |
Amaravati Archaeological Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Chennai Government Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Amaravati Stupa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chaitya halls ⓘ monastic complexes ⓘ viharas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of national importance (India) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Andhra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Amaravati Stupa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddhist art ⓘ archaeological remains ⓘ |
| languageHistoricalInscriptions |
Prakrit
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ⓘ
early Brahmi script ⓘ |
| laterPatronage | Ikshvaku dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Guntur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south bank of the Krishna River ⓘ |
| majorDevelopment | Satavahana period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| near |
Guntur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vijayawada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | circa 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| region | coastal Andhra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
pilgrimage center
ⓘ
relic shrine ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.