Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology
by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words
This page relates 鈥楲ower Krishna Valley (7): Gummadidurru鈥� of the study on Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology, including museum exhibitions of the major archeological antiquities. These pages show how the Buddhist establishment of Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) survived from 4th century BCE to 14th century CE. It includes references and translations of episodes of Buddha鈥檚 life drawn from the Avadanas and Jatakas which are illustrated in Amaravati art.
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Lower K峁涐梗峁嚹� Valley (7): Gummadidurru
[Location: Gummadidurru (Lat 16052鈥� N, Long 800 18鈥橢 Nandigama Taluk, Gun峁璾r District)]
The site [Gummadidurru] lies in a small village of that name in the Nandigama taluk of Gun峁璾r district. It is very close to the 惭补丑腻肠补颈迟测补 of Jaggayyape峁璦. Presently though the site appears insignificant but in ancient times it must have been an important Buddhist centre as evidence confirms the habitation of Buddhist monks in the region from 2nd century C.E.
Trial excavation was carried out by M.H. Kuraishi (1926) and his findings were published in the Annual report of Archealogical Survey of India in that year[1]. Here many 蝉迟奴辫补蝉 including a 惭补丑腻肠补颈迟测补 were discovered (PL 7c). The 惭补丑腻肠补颈迟测补 was circular in shape. The drum measured 55 feet in diameter and has four projections at four cardinal directions. The hub is composed of a square brick structure with a filling of rubble and brick bats in mud. Like 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨, the drum is decorated with oblong slabs with reliefs altering with carved pilasters. The horizontal frieze with the 蝉迟奴辫补 representations and pilasters depict the life stories of Buddha and 闯腻迟补办补 stories. The style of the reliefs and some inscriptional evidence can be ascribed to 2nd and 3rd century C.E.
North-west to the main 蝉迟奴辫补 and 7 feet 3 inch away from it is a brick caitya g峁沨a. Some inscriptions record the construction of a 惭补丑腻肠补颈迟测补 by a native of 诲补办峁苍腻辫补迟丑补 and also mention Mahatalavara khendavisa of Mugiyas, who were identical with Pukiyas[2].