Amaravati monastic cluster, (in) Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, IN

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Amarawati stupa
http://www.nupam.com/kshatr1.html

"Amaravati stupa
The Great Stupa at Amaravati was a large Buddhist monument built in south-eastern India between the second century B.C. and the third century A.D. "
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/buddha/explore/intro.html

"There is evidence that the Amaravati Stupa was still used by worshippers up until certainly A.D. 1344. Hinduism was the main religion in the country at this time, but there were still practising Buddhists in India. Soon after this period, the Amaravati Stupa fell into disrepair."
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/buddha/explore/introb1.html

"The town was the site of a great Buddhist stupa originally built during the reign of emperor Ashoka. It was completed in 200 CE and is decorated with carved panels which tell the story of Buddha's life. The region between Krishna and Godavari rivers was an important place for Buddhism from the 2nd century BCE and some ancient sculpture in low relief has been found here. During the Satavahana period (2nd century BCE-3rd century CE), Dharanikota near Amaravati was chosen as the capital. The stupa was then adorned with limestone reliefs and free standing Buddha figures. During the period of the decline of Buddhism, this stupa was also neglected and it was buried under rubble. There is a 14th century inscription in Sri Lanka which mentions repairs made to the stupa and after that it was forgotten.[…]
This stupa is related to the Vajrayana teachings of Kalachakra, still practiced today in Tibetan Buddhism.
[…] Chinese traveller and Buddhist monk Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) visited Amaravati in 640 CE, stayed for sometime and studied 'Abhidhammapitakam'. He observed that there were many Viharas and some of them were deserted, which points out that Hinduism was gaining ground at that time. Xuanzang wrote a glorious account of the place, Viharas and monasteries that existed.[8]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaravati,_Andhra_Pradesh

Lat 16.58, Long 80.36
http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 25, 2012

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 30 Mar 2012

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.

Location of Amaravati monastery, IN.

General location of the Amaravati monastery, IN.
lat=16.57567 long=80.35655
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=16.57567+80.35655+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Amaravati%20monastery,%20IN)&ll=16.57567,80.35655&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name


2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • India:State of Andhra Pradesh

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names


4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx., Lat 16.57567 Long 80.35655 - based on the visual identification of the stupa in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 30 Mar 2012.

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries


6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village


7. The settlement's alternative/historical names


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition


10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • [missing data]

11. Date-early

  • MBM chrono-tag: <=200 - tmciolek 13 Dec 2012
  • <=0200 0200-32c 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99p dated-ex

12. Date-intermediate

  • MBM chrono-tag: 0633-66c 0667-99p - tmciolek 13 Dec 2012

13. Date-late


14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • Contacts with monasteries from the Nagarjunakonda monastic cluster 120 miles east along the Krishna River.

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • [missing data]

16. Additional notes

  • [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

  • [missing data]

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