Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 rare six-feet three-inch tall Buddha sculpture belonging to 14th century was unearthed at Eturu hamlet of Krishna district inwards Andhra Pradesh. The statue was discovered on Fri when the villagers were earthworks the basis to set boddu rai, a stone, which is believed to guard the village.
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| The sculpture was works life inwards Eturu hamlet inwards Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh [Credit: The News Minute] |
Speaking to TNM, Sivanagi said that the statue is a rare piece. “Such a huge statue has never been recovered inwards S India. Also, the statue has Buddha meditating inwards Vajrasanam (meditation posture) alongside flames behind his head, which is rare. The statue has been identified every bit Amitabha Buddha,” he said, adding, “It is non a normal Buddha statue.”
The CEO explained that at that topographic point are v types of Buddha statues, including Akshodaya, Vairochana too Avalokiteshwara.
“Previously, nosotros convey works life statues inwards this celestial posture inwards Tamil Nadu too Andhra Pradesh. We works life statues inwards Kunthuru, Kollapattu, Nidamarru inwards AP too Nagapattinam, Tanjvur inwards Tamil Nadu; simply those statues were small.”
He added, “The entire Krishna belt was ane time influenced alongside Buddhism. Krishna is to a greater extent than or less Amaravati. Earlier, nosotros works life such small-scale statues inwards the region, simply a statue this huge was never found.”
The squad traced the statue to the 14th century, because inwards Gadaladeniya Vihara, an ancient Buddhist temple inwards Srilanka has a bring upward of Dhanyakatakam, acquaint twenty-four hours Amaravati. “It is written that the sculptures were ruined inwards Dhanyakatakam, next which a monk from Sri Lanka came too brought dorsum its yesteryear glory during 1440 AD,” Reddy said.
The statue is 6.3 feet, 4 feet broad too 1.5 feet thick, solely carved on a granite.
While the archeology division wanted to save the statue too study it, the villagers convey declined their request. “The villagers experience that it is a practiced sign that they convey unearthed such a huge statue. They appealed to us that they volition save it. Following this, nosotros convey shifted the statue to a schoolhouse inwards the hamlet school,” Reddy said.
Author: Balakrishna Ganeshan | Source: The News Minute [August 19, 2018]
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