Amaravathi is the temple town,
situated on River Krishna bank in Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati has lately been in
much news in terms of being the likely capital of Andhra Pradesh.
- This
makes the history and significance of Amaravathi an important topic for
competition examinations. This article is written to cover the topic
holistically to be able to answer all questions that may arise from this
topic. People of region worship Lord
Amaralingeswara Swamy with much devotion and reverence
- The region has rich Buddhist
history with Amaravati stupa
- Later dynasties which came
after satavahanas patronised Jainism as well.
- Hence, the city is also known
as Sridhanyakataka
When Subramanya
(Shiva) killed the demon Tarakasura, the Shivalingam in his throat broke and fell in
five different spots, which became the ‘Pancharama-kshetras’. The foremost of
these is Amareswara at Amaravati where ‘Indra’ and the ‘Devas’ are
believed to have worshipped Shiva. Amaravati
was a seat of Buddhism prior to the rise of Satavahanas, and a stupa and
monastery were built there during the reign of Emperor Ashoka (269-232 BC)
under Mauryan empire.
The
great stupa or Mahachaitya
at Amaravati was one
of the biggest in Andhra Pradesh with a probable diameter of 50 meters and a
height of 27 meters.
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