Phanigiri
Phanigiri is a Buddhist site in Suryapet district, Telangana. It dates back to the 1st Century BCE.
Structure
Phanigiri is a village in Suryapet district, Telangana. It is situated about 52 km from Nalgonda town. The place consists of a Buddhist complex which is adorned with a massive stupa along with two apsidal halls with stupas in it.
Two large footprints in the complex are believed to belong to Gautama Buddha. The place also houses three viharas which were once served as the dwelling for the Buddhist monks. Previously the name of the village is Dharmachakrapuram but later it is changed to Phanigir. The name is derived from two words which represent the shape of the hill (phani=snake, giri=hill).
Threats
Antiquities have been stolen from here. It maintained by the State Department of Archaeology and Museums.
Bibliography
- Subrahmanyam, B; Reddy, P Chenna (2008). Phanigiri: A Buddhist Site in Andhra Pradesh: an Interim Report, 2001-2007, Hyderabad, A.P.: Dept. of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
- Shimada, Akira Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stupa at Amaravati (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE) vol.43, BRILL, p. 200 ISBN 9004232834
- Skilling, Peter (2008). New discoveries from South India: The life of the Buddha at Phanigiri, Andhra Pradesh, Arts asiatiques 63 (1), 96-118