Nagarjunakonda isn't an ordinary place; it's a floating museum with a flair for the dramatic. Named after the philosopher Nagarjuna (no relation to the actor, in case you doubt), this man-made ...

Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak, marks the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana (liberation from the cycle of suffering) of Gautama Buddha. And on the eve of Buddha Purnima, the tranquil Buddha ...

The awe-inspiring Maha Stupa at Stupa Vanam stood tall, ... Contestants also learned about Nagarjunakonda’s place in history—a once-flourishing centre of Mahayana Buddhism and capital of the ...

The location of grandest stupa in Southern India, Amaravati has a long association with Buddhism, since the times of Ashoka’s reign till its decline in the 14 th century.

Although scholars believe that the yupa could be having a pre-Buddhist origin in India, in his scholarly work The Ceylon Stupa, Prof. Senarath Paranavithana says that there is no evidence to say the ...

Vijayawada: A group of experts of Buddhist digital experience museum visited Nagarjunakonda Island Museum and structures on Thursday as part of their study at Buddhavanam project at Nagarjunasagar ...

Vijayawada: A group of experts from the Buddhist Digital Experience Museum visited the Nagarjunakonda Island Museum and nearby structures on Thursday as part of their study at the Buddhavanam ...

Although, in isolated sites such as Amaravathi, Nagarjunakonda, Jaggayapeta, Salihundam and Sankaram, the religion seems to have lingered on till as late as the 14th century CE. ... Religions, Jacob ...

In sum, Kanaganahalli helps transform our understanding of the extent and quality of early Buddhist art in south India. It builds on the 1920s discovery of the Ikshvaku’s grand capital at ...

Nagarjunakonda In Andhra Pradesh. Tibet Historian Buton Rinchen Claimed that Nagurjuna lived in Siriparvata in his last years,Later it is Called “Nagarjunakonda” in Andhra pradesh, Based on ...

The stupa, a sacred funerary mound that houses relics of the Buddha—serving as both a place of veneration and artistic expression—takes centre stage in Guy’s narrative. The British historian traces ...

Adoration of Stupa, Nagarjunakonda, the famous Standing Buddha of Kushana period, Buddha’s head from Sarnath, and Buddha’s relics from Piprihawa are some of the most important sculptures/artefacts of ...