Buddam, India

Buddam
Village

Bronze statue of Buddha in museum (8th Century AD)
Buddam

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 15°57′20″N 80°34′06″E / 15.9556°N 80.5683°E / 15.9556; 80.5683Coordinates: 15°57′20″N 80°34′06″E / 15.9556°N 80.5683°E / 15.9556; 80.5683
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Talukas Karlapalem
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,682
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 522111[2]
Sex ratio 1.08 ♂/♀

Buddam (or Buddham) is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Karlapalem mandal of Tenali revenue division.[3][4]

History

The name Buddam historically emerged from Bouddha Aramam (Monastery).[5] The archaeological department located many Buddhist relics in and around this village and a few of them are preserved in Amaravati and Hyderabad. A large hoard of bronze Buddhist sculptures dating from the 8th Century AD was found in Buddam in the nineteenth century and is now in the British Museum.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Indian Postal PIN codes
  3. ↑ "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Alphabetical List of Monuments - Andhra Pradesh". Archaeological Survey of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. ↑ British Museum Collection
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