Buddhist sculptures unearthed in Telangana
06, May 2019
Prelims level : Buddist monastries n India
Mains level :
- Archaeologists excavated a rare life-size stucco Buddhist sculpture in Phanigiri, Suryapet district in Telangana.
- The figurine represents one of the Bodhisattvas belonging to the Jathaka Chakra.
- The sculpture is also one of the largest Buddhist stucco sculptures unearthed in India till date.