Question

Amaravati was discovered before Sanchi yet it had lost its glory and was an insignificant little mound."" In the light of the above statement justify why Sanchi survived but Amaravati did not?

Answer 1

Answer:  

Amravati was discovered before Sanchi and yet it lost its glory and was considered as an insignificant mound because primarily, historians failed to understand the value of Amravati and no heed were paid to the advocates to protect that stupa.  

Explanation:  

• The king of Bhopal was the central authority who worked to revive the ancient Buddhist stupas and to fend for their maintenance and his attention on Amravati was lost.
• Secondly, when Amravati was discovered no one understood the value of the ruins and it was ignored.
• Thirdly, when Amravati was discovered the Buddhism religion was retreating from India and the stupa was not given importance.

All these factors did not work for Sanchi and it survived.