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Amaravati : the art of an early Buddhist monument in context

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Amaravati : the art of an early Buddhist monument in context / edited by Akira Shimada and Michael Willis.

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London : The British Museum, [2016]
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vi, 126 pages : illustrations, maps; 30 cm.

Summary

Buddhism originated in north India and spread to other parts of the subcontinent in the third century BCE. The Andhra region, located along the south-east coast of India, welcomed Buddhism and a stupa, probably built to house a relic of the Buddha from the north, was constructed at 'Amaravati'. From 200 BCE, the stupa was enlarged and substantially embellished over several centuries, making it one of the most important Buddhist monuments in India. However, the stupa fell into decline from the 14th century and it was re-discovered and excavated only in the 19th century. In 1880 more than 120 of the 'Amaravati' sculptures entered the collection of the British Museum, with other pieces eventually finding their way to museums in India, Europe and America. The papers in this book emerged from a conference at the British Museum held in September 2014 that brought together leading specialists from around the world to address aspects of 'Amaravati' and its sculpture. Subjects covered in this volume include the rediscovery of the stupa at the end of the 18th century as well as its recreation in the 21st century. 00The art of 'Amaravati' is also placed in the context of other sites and remains from the Andhra region which, despite its importance, has been relatively neglected in the study of the religious and visual cultures of South Asia.

Series Statement

British Museum Research Publication, 1747-3640 ; 207

Uniform Title

Research publication (British Museum) ; no. 207.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction. Discovery of the Amaravati Stūpa: Early Excavations and Interpretations / Akira Shimada -- Part 1. Historical and Religious Contexts -- 1. The South Deccan Iron Age: Antecedents to Early Historic Andhradeśa / Peter G. Johansen -- 2. Caitya, Mahācaitya: Questions of Terminology in the Age of Amaravati / Peter Skilling -- 3. Money and the Monuments: Coins of the Sada Dynasty of the Coastal Andhra Region / Shailendra Bhandare -- Part II: Cultural Interactions -- 4. Buddhist Narratives and Amaravati / Monika Zin -- Reflections of Roman Art in Southern India / Elizabeth Rosen Stone -- Mahinda's Visit to Amaravati?: Narrative Connections between Buddhist Communities in Andhra and Sri Lanka / Catherine Becker -- Part II: Cultural Interactions -- 7. A Third-Century CE Nagarjunakonda Relief and Other Sculpture from Andhra Pradesh in the Victoria and Albert Museum / Nick Barnard -- 8. An Amaravati-School Pillar from the Collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and the Tokyo National Museum: Style and Attribution / Ann A. Ślaczka -- 9. Protective Goddesses in the Service of Buddhism: A Sculpture from Andhra in the British Museum / Michael Willis -- Part IV: Amaravati in a Modern Context -- 10. Reviving the Lost Art of Amaravati: The Sriparvata Arama Project, India / Harsha Vardhan.

ISBN

9780861592074
0861592077

OCLC

ocn978720963
978720963
SCSB-1882323

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library