Dhulikatta Buddhist Stupa gets India Post special cover

The Nagamuchilinda Buddhist Stupa at Dhulikatta in Telangana got special recognition with the Department of Posts

The Nagamuchilinda Buddhist Stupa at Dhulikatta in Peddapalli district, which takes the Buddhist heritage of Telangana to 2nd century BC, got special recognition with the Department of Posts releasing its special cover to mark ‘nine years of Telangana Statehood’.

Located on the banks of Hussaini Vagu, about 30 km from Karimnagar, and inscribed in Brahmi, the Stupa belongs to the Hinayana sect. It shows symbols of Chatra, Padukas, throne with Swastika and Pillar of fire.

Beautified with limestone slabs, the Nagamuchilinda Stupa is characterized by a snake guarding the Buddha. Its beautification with lime, official sources note, was during the Satavahana period and is a contemporary of Barhut Stupa in Dewar, Madhya Pradesh.

Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region G.Kishan Reddy, on Monday, showing more of ‘Buddhist heritage in Telangana – Bavapur Kurru’ also released post cards.

The set of these five cards trace the event of Bavari — journey of a Brahmin sage from the Parayanavagga of Suttanipata, and the later introduction of Buddha Dhamma.

According to legend, the sage settled in Assaka Janapada along with his disciples and later sent 16 of them to Magadha to meet the Buddha.

Buddha Dhamma was introduced when one of the disciples, Pingiya, returns to Bavari. The sage practiced the Dhamma and eventually became an Arhant, spread the Buddha Dhamma in Telangana during Buddha’s lifetime.