Buddhism in Andhra flourished for over 2000 years as one of the important religions, right from 5th century B.C. to 14th century A.D. as confirmed by archaeologists. The phases of Buddhism flourished over period of long time through the teachings of various Buddhist Schools of Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana. Andhra Pradesh Buddhist Tour has at least listed 140 sites for tourists to plan for their memorable journey. Some of the famous Buddhist sites in Andhra are Nagarjunakonda, Amaravati and Bavikonda. The Buddhism has influenced people form all over the country to change the age old prevailing ideas into concrete proof of the art, philosophy and literature. It actually depicts that how rich our culture had been throughout so many centuries.
Hyderabad being the capital of the state has the largest Monolithic Statue of the world situated in the middle of the Hussain Sagar Lake. The famous Buddhist sites to capture in Andhra Pradesh are Nagarjuna Konda, Amravati, and Anupu. Buddhism in Andhra Pradesh was related to local people who believed in the animalistic belief. However, the modern cosmo ideas changed the outlook of the people and merged them into one cultural identity under the imperial rule of Satavana.
Amravati
It is a unique temple for the Hindus as well as Buddhist Destinations in India. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva apart from other Buddhist Sculptures. It has the largest and the oldest stupa in the world. Amravati is 65 kms from Vijawada, and its ruins of 2000 years old are the main attractions for the tourists. It is said that the invasion of King Ashoka had brought Buddhism at Amravati. It shall also not be out of place to mention that Amravati was considered a much larger stupa than the stupa situated at Sanchi. Now, it is preserved by the Government in a museum at Chennai.Anupu
The site is 4 km away from the reservoir of Nagarjuna Sagar. It is said that Acharya Nagarjuna has founded here one of the major Buddhist Learning centre.Nagarjuna Konda
Nagarjuna Konda as one of the centre of the Buddhist universities was discovered in the year 1926. It is about 150 kms from the Capital of Andhra Pradesh. Ngarjuna Sagar Dam is also the main attractions of the tourists. The Buddhist excavations found this to be a beautiful place for the Buddhist monks. The Buddhist discovery of the stupas, mandapas, chaityas, etc. carved in white marble depicts the life of Buddha. The Buddhist Travel Tour with us suggests the tourists to capture the two major sites, i.e. the Monolithic Stupa of Buddha and the Museum of Nagarjuna Konda Island..
