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	Amaravati,Amrawati Tours,Amravati City,Amaravati Buddhist Pilgrimage,Amareswara Temple,Andhra Pradesh,India
		Amaravati is situated in Sattenapalli Taluk of Guntur District and it is famous as the seat of a temple to Lord Shiva worshipped here as Lord 'Amareswara' and also for the Buddhist sculptures, which are world famous.
		Amaravati was also the capital of the Satavahana Dynasty, which ruled for four centuries 814c to 140 AD and was an ancient Buddhist centre in the region.
		Amaravati is famous for its treasure trove of remnants of Buddhist cult - carvings, murals and sculptured panels.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /andhra-pradesh/amaravati (788 words)

	Forest Sangha newsletter-index
		Paddy field poverty to aristocracy, exodus and renewal – the extraordinary arc of Sister Bodhipala’s life culminates in the daily practice of a nun at Amaravati.
		Sister Bodhipala, formerly known as Renée Pan, came to Amaravati shortly after offering her life to the Buddha as a nun – giving up political and social work in her native Cambodia, having already left the children she’d raised to adulthood and a successful career in America.
		For the past decade she has been a member of the nuns’ community at Amaravati.
	www.fsnewsletter.amaravati.org (308 words)

	Amaravati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amaravati (capital), in Hinduism, (అమరావతి) is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live.
		Amaravati (India), a small town on the banks of river Krishna near Guntur City in the state of Andhra Pradesh
		Amaravati is the name of a Theravada Buddhist monestary located near London, UK.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amaravati (162 words)

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		Situated on the banks of the sacred Krishna river in Guntur district, Amaravati is 26 kilometers away from the north-west of Guntur town and 60 kilometers from Vijayawada.
		Amaravati is most famous for the large Mahachaitya stupa built during the 2nd century B.C..
		In all, the trip to Amaravati is fulfilling both as a pilgrimage center as well as a picnicking spot.
	www.indiavilas.com /wldofind/religious.asp?n=Amaravathi (691 words)

	India Tourism Travel n Tour Packages, Hoildays in South India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Amaravati is one of the four major places of Buddhist worship in the country.
		Amaravati was the capital of the Satavahana Dynasty, which ruled for four centuries 814c to 140 AD and was an ancient Buddhist centre in the region.
		Amaravati is famous for its treasure trove of remnants of Buddhist cult - carvings, murals and sculptured panels.
	www.spantours.com /southindia/amaravati.html (362 words)

	Amararama - One of the five Araamaa shrines of Shiva in Andhra Pradesh
		Amaravati is a historic pilgrimage center and a storehouse of ancient Buddhist sculpture.
		Amaravati is home to the Amareswara temple which constitutes one of the five Pancharama temples of Andhra Pradesh sacred to Shiva, the other four being Kumararama, Ksheerarama and Bheemarama and Draksharama.Amaravati is said to be a pilgrimage shrine on par with Benares.
		As the name Amaravati implies, legend has it that Amaravati was once the abode of the Gods - the Devas, the yakshas and the kinnaras, who performed penances to Shiva to request him to rid the earth of the mighty demon Tarakasura.
	www.templenet.com /Andhra/amararama.html (406 words)

	buddhapada
		At the Amaravati stupa, further south, where the sculptures span a period of four hundred years, there are two distinct Buddhapada forms.
		The figures are distinctive at Amaravati, princely men, beautiful women, lions, etc., and it appears they had a recognised significance, At the very least showing the appeal of Buddhist theology to the great and powerful, but more likely these figures represent the deities of other religions acknowledging the Buddha’s message of truth.
		Amaravati was the port and principal city of the Satavahana dynasty, at the mouth of the Godavari River.
	www.columbia.edu /itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/0100_0199/kushanart/buddhapada/buddhapada.html (2206 words)

	ebuddhaindia.com -amravati -a buddhist pilgrim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The grand carvings depicting scenes of everyday life of Buddha in the Satvahna period, chaityas, viharas, murals and panels are the surviving remnants of the Buddhist influence.
		Amaravati was the capital of the Satavahana dynasty which ruled for four centuries.
		Amaravati is famed for its Great Stupa larger than the one at Sanchi that stood at this place around 2000 years ago locally called, the Mahastupa and is also known as 'Deepaladinne', or 'Mound of lamps'.
	ebudhaindia.com /places/amravati.htm (464 words)

	The Hindu : History in stone
		As on date, Amaravati, locally known as Dipaldinne or `Hill of Lamps', is a tiny town 35 km north of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.
		The stupa at Amaravati is one of the biggest in South India.
		Some of the Buddhist sculptures of Amaravati betray a Greco-Roman influence that was the direct result of the close trade and diplomatic contacts between South India and the ancient Romans.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/01/28/stories/2002012800200300.htm (855 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| Travel \| Wheel of time set to roll at Amaravati
		Amaravati is gearing up for the Kalachakra ceremony that will be held in next January.
		Amaravati, which means place of no death, is supposed to be one of the holiest Buddhist sites in the world.
		Amaravati, with the help of electronic communications, is about to become a world-wide tourist attraction that some say will make it equal to Bodh Gaya, where the prince of the Shakyas gained enlightenment.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=18,1990,0,0,1,0 (1001 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Amaravati’s prodest possession is the ruins of the Buddhist stupa, which used to be one of the largest stupa in the country.
		Amaravati’s 2000 year old ruins of Buddhist settlement draws many archaeologists and pilgrims from far and abroad.
		It was erected by one of Emperor Ashoka’s emissary to spread Buddhism in the region.
	www.air-tickets-india.com /places/amaravati.htm (304 words)

	The Evolution of Buddhist Art
		It lay in the territory of the Satavahana monarchs.
		Crossbars that connected the Amaravati pillars are decorated with medallions which continue the narrative intent of the site, and coping does likewise (Dehejia, 73).
		The picture which the sculptures at Amaravati afford us of the religious faith of the inhabitants of India at the time they were erected is perhaps more novel, and also more interesting than the information they afford regarding the arts of the country.
	www.jcu.edu /faculty/nietupski/rl251/projects/Buddhist_art_student_project/Stupa/Amaravati_Stupa/Amaravati_Stupa.htm (206 words)

	Ritual of empowerment
		THE 30th Kalachakra Empowerment to be offered by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama at Amaravati in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh from January 5 to 16 is an international event being looked forward to by 390 million Buddhists the world over.
		Amaravati has the unique significance of being the place from where the Buddha first taught Kalachakra mantras soon after attaining Enlightenment.
		All approach roads to Amaravati from Hyderabad, Guntur and Vijayawada have been widened and strengthened in view of the event.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2227/stories/20060113003603400.htm (797 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati ( Introduction) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		AMARAVATI has made Andhra sculpture a byword among the plastic arts of the world, since the Amaravati Buddhist sculptures are world-famous as the most perfect example of what is called the Andhra or the Amaravati type of sculpture.
		Amaravati is situated twenty miles northwest of Guntur and is connected with it by a good motorable road.
		At Amaravati, there is a Public Works Department Travelers Bungalow, some choultries and sheds for pilgrims' stay.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/andhrapradesh/amaravati (158 words)

	The Path of Blood - The most complete online V:TES resource for the Assamites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Amaravati has the worst spread of in-clan disciplines for the group 3 and 4 Assamites, but in actuality this is not really a hindrance to him.
		Amaravati isn’t like any Assamite you’ve ever seen before but he is no less powerful if used correctly than any of the other pillars in the clan.
		The reason is if you plan on using his Black Hand Seraph ability, you are already going to have to stack your crypt with four or five copies of him in order to increase the odds of drawing him in your initial crypt selection so you might as well use him to the fullest.
	www.thepathofblood.com /vampires.aspx?selection=8 (2593 words)

	Welcome to the ICFAI National College (INC) - a constituent of the ICFAI University, India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The mispronunced form of this is Amaravati and now the Amaravati is known by this name.
		Govind Maha Prabhu visited Amaravati in 13 th century, at the same time Warhad was under the rule of Deogiri's Hindu King (Yadav).
		In 1722, Chhatrapati Shahoo Maharaj presented Amaravati and Badnera to Shri Ranoji Bhosle, by the time Amaravati was known as Bhosle ki Amravati.
	www.icfai.org /incat05/inccenter_Amaravati.asp (303 words)

	Special places for Kalacakra
		According to archaeologists, Amaravati stupa was built in the 3rd to 2nd centuries BCE Subsequent additions were made in the 1st-4th centuries CE under both Satavahana and Ikshvaku kings.
		Indeed, the history of the Amaravati stupa parallels the flourishing of Buddhism in India, from the reign of the Buddhist Mauryan emperors of the 3rd Century BCE to the 14th century CE.
		The antiquity of the deposits at Amaravati indicate that society at that time was literate, complex and highly organised.
	www.kalachakranet.org /kalachakra_tantra_places.html (2145 words)

	Kalachakra - Spirit of India
		As we need to be in Amaravati on Jan 6, the only way this flt can work is with arrival on Jan 6 at 110 am and without much rest, continue by train dep 640 am.
		Dharanikota or Dhanyakataka whose modern name is Amaravati was the capital of the Satavahanas.
		Amaravati is located in Sattenapalli Taluk of Guntur District and it is famous as the seat of a temple to Lord Shiva worshipped here as Lord 'Amareswara' and also for the Buddhist sculptures.
	www.spirit-of-india.com /group/Kalachakra/Itinerary.html (1069 words)

	Amaravati -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Buddhist stupa at Amaravati was one of the largest in India, though only traces of it now remain.
		From this point radiate three ranges—the Anaimalai to the north, the Palni to the northeast, and the Cardamom Hills to the south.
		Resource on the artistic heritage of India, Nepal, and Tibet from the 3rd-century B.C. to the 12th-century A.D. reflecting the age of this saint.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9006010 (428 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati ( Page9) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The other four places where the four pieces of the Linga from the throat of Tarakasura fell, are Bhimarama or Bhima- varam in Kakinada, Ksheerarama or Palakollu in West Godavari, Draksharama in East Godavari, and Kumararama which is Kotipalli in East Godavari District.
		The present temple of Amaravati owes much to Raja Sri Vasireddi Venkatadri Nayudu who was a great leader of the 18th century.
		He renovated the Amareswaraswamy temple here, got nine learned archana to be brought for the daily archana of the Lord, and provided them with all the needs of livelihood, including the ground of 12 acres of land to each.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/andhrapradesh/amaravati/page9.htm (252 words)

	Theravadan Nuns' Sangha in Britain
		It was in 1984 that Amaravati Monastery was established in Hertfordshire with the intention of functioning more as a Dhamma centre, accommodating the growth of interest in both the monastic and lay Buddhist lifestyles.
		Since the beginning, the nuns have lived and trained in the double communities of Amaravati and Cittaviveka, sharing the burden of the various duties and teaching responsibilities both inside and outside of the monasteries.
		Over the years, the monks and nuns have learnt a great deal from each other, gradually developing skilful means of fostering and supporting a mutual respect and spiritual friendship within the brahmacariya life.
	www.saigon.com /~anson/ebud/ebdha059.htm (927 words)

	Gomang Newsletter
		Amaravati, which was the location of the grandest stupa in Southern India, has long associations with Buddhism.
		The antiquity of the deposits at Amaravati indicate that society at that time was literate, complex and highly organized.
		Nagarjunakonda near to Amaravati is associated with the great Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna, who propounded the Middle Way or Madhyamaka between 150 and 250 CE, based on the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, which he had recovered from nagas.
	www.gomang.org /newsletter.html (6105 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| News - Asia \| Spiritual aura engulfs Amaravati
		With hundreds of Budddhist monks in red robes on every street and corner of historic Amaravati and Dharanikota, the places are not just wearing a festive look but are charged with spiritualism.
		As you walk on the Krosur and College roads, close to the venue of Kalachakra-2006, the locals seem to be comfortable with the visitors.
		The four connecting roads from Vijayawada to Amaravati via Vaikuntapuram, Vijayawada to Amaravati via Tadikonda, Nagarjunasagar to Amravati via Sattenapalli and Guntur to Amaravati are being recarpetted.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=1,2128,0,0,1,0 (198 words)

	Buddhist Masters and Their Organisations: Ajahn Sumedho
		Ajahn Sumedho is abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Centre and seniormost Western disciple of the late Thai meditation master Ajahn Chah.
		Amaravati is affiliated with the Forest Sangha: a world-wide community following Chah's Thai Forest tradition.
		Amaravati cassette tapes of Dhamma talks are also available.
	www.buddhanet.net /masters/sumedho.htm (798 words)

	Amaravati Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1816 he returned to Amaravati with a team of draftsmen who drew pictures of the sculptures found on-site.
		Drawing by Henry Hamilton of a carved limestone medallion unearthed at Amaravati in 1817.
		If curators dealing with Amaravati collections explore this digital version of the Mackenzie Amaravati Album, perhaps the locations of the 57 currently missing sculptures will eventually be identified.
	www.bl.uk /collections/amaravati/mackamaravati.html (347 words)

	Buddhist Art in India - by Radha Banerjee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		His presence is indicated by means of an empty throne, or a Bodhi tree or a pair of foot-prints, or a dharma-chakra, symbolizing one or the other event of his life.
		A monument to be ascribed to the early Sunga period is the old Vihara at Bhaja which is situated in the hills of the Western ghats to the south of Bombay.
		Century A.D. The Amaravati art of this period is highly elegant and sensitive.
	ignca.nic.in /budh0002.htm (2751 words)

	Wadgaon Mahure: A booming village in Amaravati District, Maharastra, India
		This village is emerging as one the most wide-vision village in Amaravati District of Maharastra.
		WADGAON MAHURE: It is a sub-urban village in Amaravati District of Maharastra state.
		The works mainly involve: white washing of the office walls/ homes, road sweeping, water tank cleaning, drainage cleaning, water purification, well cleaning, eradication of alien plants from areas where they have invaded etc. Group discussion, play performance (Nukkad), drawing and poetry writing competitions are also organized for awareness generation.
	www.selfgrowth.com /articles/Acharya10.html (1149 words)

	Amaravati sculpture -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is known for its superb reliefs, which are among the world's finest examples of narrative sculpture.
		In addition to the ruins of the great stupa, or relic mound, at Amaravati, the style is also seen…
		The earliest sculpture, perhaps, is from the platforms, or vads, of the Kantaka Cetiya, at Mihintale, and reveals an archaistic style indebted to 1st-century-BC Indian sculpture of Sanchi and Amaravati regions.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9006011?tocId=9006011 (893 words)

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