The Buddhist is one of the important religions of world. Albeit Lord Buddha was not born in Andhra Desa, but 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.
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. With the passing time, new discoveries on Buddhism are pouring in from different corners. Desa to Buddhism “Organized by Birla Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute, Hyderabad a few years ago. |
