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[[Amaravati Stupa]], is a ruined Buddhist monument. The site is under the protection of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]]. The Chinese monk, [[Xuanzang]] (Hiuen Tsang) visited in 640 AD.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-andhra-pradesh/ | title= Archaeological Survey of India | work= Alphabetical List of Monuments – Andhra Pradesh, Sr. No. 45 |publisher= Ministry of Culture, Government of India| access-date = 26 August 2023}}</ref>It was built around 200BC and was one of oldest, largest and important monuments in ancient India. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/india-amaravati | title= India: Amaravati | work= Room No. 33a, The Asahi Shimbun Gallery|publisher= British Museum| access-date = 26 August 2023}}</ref> | [[Amaravati Stupa]], is a ruined Buddhist monument. The site is under the protection of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]]. The Chinese monk, [[Xuanzang#Kingdoms of Kalinga, Andhra, Chola, Dravida and Malakuta|Xuanzang]] (Hiuen Tsang) visited in 640 AD.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-andhra-pradesh/ | title= Archaeological Survey of India | work= Alphabetical List of Monuments – Andhra Pradesh, Sr. No. 45 |publisher= Ministry of Culture, Government of India| access-date = 26 August 2023}}</ref>It was built around 200BC and was one of oldest, largest and important monuments in ancient India. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/india-amaravati | title= India: Amaravati | work= Room No. 33a, The Asahi Shimbun Gallery|publisher= British Museum| access-date = 26 August 2023}}</ref> | ||
According to the Britannica, “The Amarāvatī stupa was begun about 200 BC and underwent several renovations and additions. One of the largest stupas built in Buddhist India, it was about 160 feet (50 m) in diameter and 90 to 100 feet (about 30 m) high, but it has been largely destroyed… The reliefs, carved on the greenish white limestone characteristic of the region, mostly depict events of the Buddha’s life and his previous births ([[Jataka tales|Jātaka stories]]).” <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britannica.com/art/Amaravati-sculpture | title= Amaravati Sculpture | publisher= Britannica| access-date = 26 August 2023}}</ref> | According to the Britannica, “The Amarāvatī stupa was begun about 200 BC and underwent several renovations and additions. One of the largest stupas built in Buddhist India, it was about 160 feet (50 m) in diameter and 90 to 100 feet (about 30 m) high, but it has been largely destroyed… The reliefs, carved on the greenish white limestone characteristic of the region, mostly depict events of the Buddha’s life and his previous births ([[Jataka tales|Jātaka stories]]).” <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britannica.com/art/Amaravati-sculpture | title= Amaravati Sculpture | publisher= Britannica| access-date = 26 August 2023}}</ref> | ||