Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology
by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri | 2018 | 90,477 words
This page relates 鈥榬ule of the Ikshvakus鈥� of the study on Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology, including museum exhibitions of the major archeological antiquities. These pages show how the Buddhist establishment of Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) survived from 4th century BCE to 14th century CE. It includes references and translations of episodes of Buddha鈥檚 life drawn from the Avadanas and Jatakas which are illustrated in Amaravati art.
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The rule of the Ikshv膩kus
By the second half of 3rd century C.E the Ikshv膩kus succeeded the 厂腻迟补惫腻丑补苍补蝉. They shifted their capital to N膩g膩rjunako峁囜笉a (ancient Vijayapuri) and made it the main centre of the Buddhist structural activity. But still 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 maintained its premier position and the monastic complex retained its preeminence. The chronological sequence of the fourth phase of the 惭补丑腻蝉迟奴辫补 bears evidence to this.
The fourth period dates C 3rd鈥�th century C.E. In this period deposits of coins of the Ikshv膩kus and Vi峁ａ箛uku峁囜笉in rulers (Pl 31d) are found. In addition to it some structures built of re-used bricks were also exposed[1].
The Ikshv膩kus declined by the end of the 3rd or early part of 4th century C.E. The immediate cause of the decline was the defeat of Virapurushadatta II by 厂颈峁僪补惫补谤尘补苍 of the Pallava dynasty. Later the dynasty became famous as the Pallava dynasty of 碍腻帽肠丑墨辫耻谤补尘 in north Tamil Nadu[2]. The post Ikshvaku period witnessed the emergence of two major powers-the Pallavas and the Vi峁ａ箛uku峁囜笉ins.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Sarma I. Karthikeya, 1974, Op.cit, p 61.
[2]:
Chakrabarty Dilip. K, 2010, Op.cit, p 195.