History
Amaravati's great stupa, also known as the Deep Paladin, is one of the largest stupas in Andhra Pradesh and can be 50 meters in diameter and 27 meters high. There is a round brick Vedica or drum, with a rectangular Ayaka platform protruding 4 Cardinal points. Each platform must have had five major events in Buddha's life: the five pillars of Ayaka, symbolizing birth, great abandonment, enlightenment, first sermon, and last extinction. All four Ayaka platforms produced a casket of seven crystals and one ivory relic. Some of them included bones, pearls, gems, and golden flowers. Buddha life scenes, Jataka tales, animal motifs, and floral decorations formed the subject of these sculptures, carved into locally available light green limestone. All sculptures have been removed from Mahachatiya's location, although some broken pillars remain. The enormous sculptural wealth created by this Buddhist pagoda has brought many exhibits to the British Museum in London, the Music Guimet in Germany, the National Museum in New Delhi, the Indian Museum in Calcutta, and the Government Museum in Madras. rice field. The rest is on display at the museum on site.