c. 200 BC–c. 300 AD
Amaravati and Deccan Buddhisms
Religion · Buddhist traditions · Art and monasticism
The Great Stupa and its reliefs show Buddhist financing and narratives in Andhra.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- century · approximate
- End
- century · approximate
- Dating in the source document
- ~ siglos II a. C.–III
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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Sources
- British Museum — Amaravati (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
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- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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