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| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]] | | state = [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| district = [[ | | district = [[Amaravati district|Eluru]] | ||
| location = Guntupalli | | location = Guntupalli | ||
| architecture_style = Buddhist caves | | architecture_style = Buddhist caves | ||
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The Guntupalle or '''Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments''' is located near [[Kamavarapukota]], [[ | The Guntupalle or '''Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments''' is located near [[Kamavarapukota]], [[Eluru district]], in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]]. It is around 40 km away from [[Eluru]].<ref name=Tourism>{{cite web|last=Tourism Department|title=Guntupalli Caves|url=http://www.aptourism.in/index.php/k2-separator/k2/item/341#.UphKudIW2So|publisher=Tourism Department, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India|access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> The rock-cut part of the site has two [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] caves, a [[chaitya]] hall and a large group of [[stupa]]s.<ref name=Ahir>{{cite book|last=Ahir|first=D. C.|title=Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India : History, Art, and Architecture|year=2003|publisher=Sri Satguru Publ.|location=Delhi|isbn=8170307740|page=30|edition=1.}}</ref> The chaitya hall has a rare carved stone entrance replicating wooden architecture, a simpler version of that at the [[Lomas Rishi Cave]].<ref>Michell, 368; ASI</ref> | ||
There are remains of structural buildings in brick and stone, including remains of two [[vihara]] made of brick, as well as excavated caves at two levels, including an unusual structural [[chaitya]] hall (that is, one built above ground). The core of this consists of the stone stupa with an enclosed path around it allowing ritual [[parikrama]] (circumambulation). They mostly date to 200-0 BCE, with some sculptures added later. The main building above ground is in brick, around a stone [[stupa]], with over 30 smaller stupas on a terrace in front of it. There are ruins of two other buildings.<ref>ASI; Michell, 368</ref> | There are remains of structural buildings in brick and stone, including remains of two [[vihara]] made of brick, as well as excavated caves at two levels, including an unusual structural [[chaitya]] hall (that is, one built above ground). The core of this consists of the stone stupa with an enclosed path around it allowing ritual [[parikrama]] (circumambulation). They mostly date to 200-0 BCE, with some sculptures added later. The main building above ground is in brick, around a stone [[stupa]], with over 30 smaller stupas on a terrace in front of it. There are ruins of two other buildings.<ref>ASI; Michell, 368</ref> | ||
During excavation, three [[relic]] caskets were found.<ref name=Ahir /> The caskets had many precious elements like gold, silver, crystal beads. The bronze image of [[Padmapani]] was found along with one of the caskets. The inscription on the casket was in the [[Devanagari]] script which indicates the year as from the 9th to 10th century CE.<ref name=Ahir /> | During excavation, three [[Śarīra|relic]] caskets were found.<ref name=Ahir /> The caskets had many precious elements like gold, silver, crystal beads. The bronze image of [[Padmapani]] was found along with one of the caskets. The inscription on the casket was in the [[Devanagari]] script which indicates the year as from the 9th to 10th century CE.<ref name=Ahir /> | ||
<gallery widths=" | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="200" heights="200"> | |||
File:Guntupalli cave.jpg|Guntupalli cave | File:Guntupalli cave.jpg|Guntupalli cave | ||
File:Stone built Stupa.JPG|The stupa inside its building | File:Stone built Stupa.JPG|The stupa inside its building | ||
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File:Guntupalli caves.jpg|Stupas | File:Guntupalli caves.jpg|Stupas | ||
File:Brick Chaitya.JPG | File:Brick Chaitya.JPG | ||
File:Guntupalli Buddhist caves.JPG|Guntupalli Buddhist caves information board | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{commons category|Buddhist | {{commons category|Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments}} | ||
*"ASI": [https://web.archive.org/web/20131230103139/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_ap_guntupalli.asp Group of Buddhist Monuments, Guntupalli. ASI] | *"ASI": [https://web.archive.org/web/20131230103139/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_ap_guntupalli.asp Group of Buddhist Monuments, Guntupalli. ASI] | ||
*Michell, George, ''The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu'', 1989, Penguin Books, {{ISBN|0140081445}} | *Michell, George, ''The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu'', 1989, Penguin Books, {{ISBN|0140081445}} | ||
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[[Category:Caves of Andhra Pradesh]] | [[Category:Caves of Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:43, 12 April 2025
| Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| District | Eluru |
| Location | |
| Location | Guntupalli |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country | India |
  Shown within Andhra Pradesh  Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments (India) | |
| Coordinates | 17°01′08″N 81°07′50″E / 17.0188889°N 81.1305556°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Buddhist caves |
| Pilgrimage to |
| Buddha's Holy Sites |
|---|
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| The Four Main Sites |
| Four Additional Sites |
| Other Sites |
| Later Sites |
The Guntupalle or Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments is located near Kamavarapukota, Eluru district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is around 40 km away from Eluru.[1] The rock-cut part of the site has two Buddhist caves, a chaitya hall and a large group of stupas.[2] The chaitya hall has a rare carved stone entrance replicating wooden architecture, a simpler version of that at the Lomas Rishi Cave.[3]
There are remains of structural buildings in brick and stone, including remains of two vihara made of brick, as well as excavated caves at two levels, including an unusual structural chaitya hall (that is, one built above ground). The core of this consists of the stone stupa with an enclosed path around it allowing ritual parikrama (circumambulation). They mostly date to 200-0 BCE, with some sculptures added later. The main building above ground is in brick, around a stone stupa, with over 30 smaller stupas on a terrace in front of it. There are ruins of two other buildings.[4]
During excavation, three relic caskets were found.[2] The caskets had many precious elements like gold, silver, crystal beads. The bronze image of Padmapani was found along with one of the caskets. The inscription on the casket was in the Devanagari script which indicates the year as from the 9th to 10th century CE.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Guntupalli cave -
The stupa inside its building -
Stupa remains below the main stupa -
Stupas -
Stupas -
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Guntupalli Buddhist caves information board
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Tourism Department. "Guntupalli Caves". Tourism Department, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ahir, D. C. (2003). Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India : History, Art, and Architecture (1. ed.). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publ. p. 30. ISBN 8170307740.
- ↑ Michell, 368; ASI
- ↑ ASI; Michell, 368
References[edit | edit source]
- "ASI": Group of Buddhist Monuments, Guntupalli. ASI
- Michell, George, The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, 1989, Penguin Books, ISBN 0140081445
