Question
Why did Sanchi stupa survive while Amaravati did not?
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Answer
- In 1854, Walter Elliot, the commissioner of Guntur visited Amravati, discovered the remains of the western gateway, came on a final decision that the structure at Amravati was one of the largest and most important Buddhist Stupas ever built.
- Perhaps Amaravati was discovered before scholars understood the value of the finds and realised how critical it was to preserve things where they had been found instead of removing them from the site.
- Sanchi was discovered in 1818, three of its four gateways were still standing, the fourth was lying on the spot where it had fallen and the mound was in good condition.
- It was suggested that the gateway be taken to either Paris or London.
- A number of factors helped to keep Sanchi as it was, and so it stands, whereas the mahachaitya at Amaravati is now just an insignificant little mound, totally denuded of its former glory.
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