The Samikhsya Correspondent
HYDERABAD: Buddhist remains belonging to 1st century BC have been surfaced while digging the foundation for Bhavagni Ashram at Vaikunthapuram in Guntur district.
E Sivanagireddy, Buddhist Archaeologist and CEO of Cultural Centre of Vijayawada and Amaravati, visited the site and examined the remains.
He found a Brahmi inscription reading ‘Pusana’ (donation) meaning that the Chatra was donated by one household.
He said that it was confirmed by Dr K Muniratnam Reddy, Director, Epigraphy Branch, Archaeological Survey of India that the script belongs to 1st century BC which is in Prakrit language.
Ashram officials told him that the remains will be displayed in the proposed museum in the Vyasabhagavan temple now under construction.
Buddhist remains at Vaikunthapuram were originally reported by the then British Archaeologists 125 years ago.
