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Alluru is located in a village of the same name, four miles from Yerupalem station on the Vijayawada-Hyderabad railway line, in Nandigama subdivision of the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The large mound was a stupa 78’ in diameter. All stone facings have disappeared. An inscription on a limestone pillar can be presumed to come from a vihar. It records a donation of the second century CE of land and money for the maintenance of monks and the monastery, particularly of the Purvasailiya sect (Mahayana). One of the major sculptural finds is a set of limestone Buddhas of late Amaravati style (third-fourth century CE). Anther significant find is a Graeco-roman fish-lamp of the second century CE. Such a lamp is described in an Alluru inscription.
P R Ramchandra Rao, Andhra Sculpture (Hyderabad: Akshari, 1981), 85.
Input by: Stewart Gordon 15 Apr 2015
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 15 Jun 2015
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Alluru monastery, IN.
Lat 16.771558 Long 80.437694
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2014.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
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2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:Andhra Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 16.771558 Long 80.437694 - based on visual identification of the site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alluru+Buddhist+Stupa) - tmciolek, 18 May 2015.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 16.8221 Long 80.4702 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Yerupalem.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana - P R Ramchandra Rao (1981:85).
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Purvasailiya sect - P R Ramchandra Rao (1981:85).
11. Date-early
- a donation of the second century CE of land and money for the maintenance of monks and the monastery - P R Ramchandra Rao 1981:85
MBM chrono-tag <=200 - tmciolek 15 Jun 2015
MBM chrono-tag <=200 0200-32c 0233-66c 0267-99p 0300-32p 0333-66p 0367-99p dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- a Graeco-roman fish-lamp of the second century CE. - P R Ramchandra Rao 1981:85
13. Date-late
- limestone Buddhas of late Amaravati style (third-fourth century CE) - P R Ramchandra Rao 1981:85
MBM chrono-tag 0333-66p - tmciolek 15 Jun 2015
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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18. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery
19. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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