際際滷

際際滷Share a Scribd company logo

Amaravati stupa

Download as PPTX, PDF
R
raman3150

The Amaravati Stupa, located in Amaravathi Village, Andhra Pradesh, is the largest stupa in India at 95 feet high. Built between the 2nd century BCE to 3rd century AD, it was originally a simple structure but was later renovated and became a highly decorated architectural monument under the Satavahana rulers. The stupa was founded by an envoy of Emperor Ashoka and contained ashes of Buddha within its large stone dome.

1 of 6
Downloaded 76 times
THE AMRAVATI STUPA ALSO KNOWN AS MAHACHAITYA STUPA RUINED BUDDHIST MONUMENT LOCATED AT AMARAVATHI VILLAGE, ANDHRA PRADESH IT IS THE LARGEST STUPA(95 FEET HIGH) IN INDIA. BUILT - 2ND CENTURY BCE TO 3RD CENTURY AD, THE STUPA WAS A SIMPLE STRUCTURE,BUT WHEN RENOVATED BY THE SATAVAHANA RULERS, BECAME A HIGHLY MARKED ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENT. AMRAVATI STUPA WAS FOUNDED BY AN EMISSARY OF EMPEROR ASHOKA.
THE MAIN PART WAS A SOLID GREAT DOME WHICH WHICH WAS 18M HIGH. THE DOME WAS MADE OF PALE GREEN LIMESTONE WHICH WAS MOST PROBABLY PAINTED WITH BRIGHT COLOURS. THE LOWER PART OF DOME WAS COVERED WITH STONE RELIEFS. A SMALL BOX WAS USUALLY PLACED WITHIN THE DOME OF A STUPA. WHICH CONTAINS ASHES OF BUDDHA,CALLED HARMIKA.
THERE WERE FOUR GATEWAYS IN THE RAILING AROUND THE STUPA. EACH ONE OF THE GATEWAYS MARKED ONE OF THE FOUR DIRECTIONS. EACH GATEWAY INTO THE AMARAVATI STUPA WAS A GROUP OF FIVE PILLARS. THE PILLARS WERE MOUNTED ON A SPECIAL PLATFORM. AROUND THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE STUPA WAS A TALL RAILING MADE OF LIMESTONE. THE RAILING MARKED BOUNDARIES OF STUPA. LION SCULPTURES WERE PLACED AT THE GATEWAYS. LIONS REPRESENTED POWER AND STRENGTH TO PROTECT THE STUPA.
Amaravati stupa
AMARAVATI TODAY In the late nineteenth century most of the main sculptures of the stupa were taken from the site and sent to museum. Reconstruction of the stupa is done based on Douglas Barretts (Sculptures from Amaravati in the British Museum, 1954)
Amaravati stupa

More Related Content

Amaravati stupa

  • 1. THE AMRAVATI STUPA ALSO KNOWN AS MAHACHAITYA STUPA RUINED BUDDHIST MONUMENT LOCATED AT AMARAVATHI VILLAGE, ANDHRA PRADESH IT IS THE LARGEST STUPA(95 FEET HIGH) IN INDIA. BUILT - 2ND CENTURY BCE TO 3RD CENTURY AD, THE STUPA WAS A SIMPLE STRUCTURE,BUT WHEN RENOVATED BY THE SATAVAHANA RULERS, BECAME A HIGHLY MARKED ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENT. AMRAVATI STUPA WAS FOUNDED BY AN EMISSARY OF EMPEROR ASHOKA.
  • 2. THE MAIN PART WAS A SOLID GREAT DOME WHICH WHICH WAS 18M HIGH. THE DOME WAS MADE OF PALE GREEN LIMESTONE WHICH WAS MOST PROBABLY PAINTED WITH BRIGHT COLOURS. THE LOWER PART OF DOME WAS COVERED WITH STONE RELIEFS. A SMALL BOX WAS USUALLY PLACED WITHIN THE DOME OF A STUPA. WHICH CONTAINS ASHES OF BUDDHA,CALLED HARMIKA.
  • 3. THERE WERE FOUR GATEWAYS IN THE RAILING AROUND THE STUPA. EACH ONE OF THE GATEWAYS MARKED ONE OF THE FOUR DIRECTIONS. EACH GATEWAY INTO THE AMARAVATI STUPA WAS A GROUP OF FIVE PILLARS. THE PILLARS WERE MOUNTED ON A SPECIAL PLATFORM. AROUND THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE STUPA WAS A TALL RAILING MADE OF LIMESTONE. THE RAILING MARKED BOUNDARIES OF STUPA. LION SCULPTURES WERE PLACED AT THE GATEWAYS. LIONS REPRESENTED POWER AND STRENGTH TO PROTECT THE STUPA.
  • 5. AMARAVATI TODAY In the late nineteenth century most of the main sculptures of the stupa were taken from the site and sent to museum. Reconstruction of the stupa is done based on Douglas Barretts (Sculptures from Amaravati in the British Museum, 1954)