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Buddhism: Art, Architecture, Literature & Philosophy (In 2 Volumes)

 
G. Kamalakar (Editor)
Synopsis Buddhism is one of the important religions of world. Albeit Lord Buddha was not born in Andhra Desa, the contribution of Andhra Desa to Buddhism is not small. Famous Buddhist Stupas and Viharas as seen at Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, Bhattiprolu, Guntupalli, Chandavaram are only a few to name in Andhra Desa. With the passing time, new discoveries on Buddhism are pouring inform different corners. Recent discoveries of Totlakonda, Bavikonda, Pavuralakonda etc. from Andhra Pradesh throw welcome light on the subject. This publication contains the papers presented at the seminar, “Contribution of Andhra Desa to Buddhism” organized by Birla Archaeological & Cultural Research Institute, Hyderabad a few years ago. The purpose of the seminar is to bring to light the new discoveries and throw further light on the already existing information on Buddhism from Andhra Desa in particular and India in general. Research is a never ending process and results of research will always be either finding out something new or updating the existing information with the new discoveries. This publication contains papers submitted by both seasoned and budding scholars covering almost all the aspects of Buddhism like art, architecture, philosophy, survey reports, excavation findings etc. As mentioned above, there are papers altogether with new discoveries and papers highlighting new points on the already existing information.
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About the author

G. Kamalakar

Dr. Kamalakar Gundepudi obtained his Master’s Degree in 1975 from Andhra University and Ph.D. in 1985 from Nagarjuna University. He is with Birla Archaeological & Cultural Research Institute (BACRI) Hydera-bad since 1978 and presently he is the Director of BACRI. He did his P.G. Diploma in Museology from Osmania University in 1995 and is the recipient of Salar Jung Gold Medal for that year. From the same University he obtained his P.G. Diploma in Archival Science & Manuscriptology in the year 1999. He is a recognized supervisor for guiding Ph.D. students in the field of Archaeology and allied subjects and examiner for Post Graduate and Doctoral examinations for many universities. To his credit he has organized several national and inter-national seminars as Director of BACRI on different topics. He has edited and published several publications apart from several research articles on archaeology and conservation. He has participated and directed several excavations since 1978 which include Veerapuram, Vaddamanu, Gara-padu, Pudur etc. He has also participated in under-water explorations off Arabian Sea at Dwaraka and Betdwaraka under-taken by National Institute of Oceanography (Goa) in collaboration with BACRI.

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Title Buddhism: Art, Architecture, Literature & Philosophy (In 2 Volumes)
Author G. Kamalakar
Format Hardcover
Date published: 01.01.2005
Edition 1st ed.
Language: English
isbn 8188934275
length xxvi+254p., xxvi+255-516p., Figures; Tables; Plates; References; 29cm.