Chandrababu Naidu should emulate the great traditions set by Emperor Ashoka and cherish the Bauddham dhamma-dharma heritage sites of Andhra Pradesh. Here is a peep into the extraordinary dhamma-dharma heritage and an opportunity for Chandrababu garu to restore the wealth of Bharatam Janam, working together with NaMo.
A Chakravati, possibly Ashoka, 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet. See also: a similar image at Jaggayyapeta. http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2015/03/ox-hide-ingot-and-other-hieroglyphs-on.html
American Council for Southern Asian Art (ACSAA) 12452. Jaggayyapeta. Analogous Chakravartin and 7 jewels versions are found in Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda. Zimmer, 1955, p. 349 and pl. 37; Combas, 1935, pp. 89, fig. 35 and 89; Coomaraswamy, 1935, figs. 19 and 20.Square coins descend from the clouds? Or, is it stylized representationof a tree (branches), as a background ligature? http://library.clevelandart.org/node/201473
Kalyanaraman
Published: March 23, 2015 11:31 IST | Updated: March 23, 2015 11:31 IST
New A.P. capital city to be called Amaravathi?
The Hindu
Dhyana Buddha sculpted at Dharanikota (Dhanyakataka) in Amaravathi - the name being considered by Andhra Pradesh Government for its new Capital City.With the State Government considering naming the new capital as Amaravathi, the spotlight turned on the temple town located on the banks of River Krishna at a distance of 35 k.m. away from Guntur and 40 k.m. from Vijayawada.
Named after Amareswara Swamy Temple, one of the Pancharamas, in the southern region, this small village and the neighbouring Dharanikota, were once the seat of power during the rule of Satavahana, who ruled during 2nd century BCE and 3rd century BCE.
Since then, it continued as the capital of many Andhra dynasties until the Mogul conquest and the subsequent British rule.
Government seemed to have weighed some factors in zeroing in on this naming proposal. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has been invoking the Telugu pride during his public speeches and it could be that prompted Government consider Amaravathi, as it was once the capital of Satavahanas.