Buddam is a village in

Guntur district Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and with a po ...

of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in

Karlapalem Karlapalem is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Karlapalem mandal in Tenali revenue division. Geography Karlapalem is situated at . It is spread over an area of . The irrigation w ...

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of Tenali revenue division.

History

The name Buddam emerged from Bouddha Aramam ( Monastery). 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 A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache. This would usually be with the intention of ...

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.

Geography

Buddam is situated to the northeast of the mandal headquarters,

, at . It is spread over an area of .

Governance

Buddam gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has only one

Mandal Parishad Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...

schools.

Visiting place

Pavanakumar - Lord Anjaneya temple Established by Late Siddha Purusha "Sri Ramsharan Maharaj", the statue was touched really by Lord Anjaneya before the Idol establishment. In Buddham village, there is a powerful hanuman idol even today, that has many miraculous incidents associated with it. It is called "Pavan Kumar". It was installed by a great mantra Siddha "SriRamSaranMaharaj" alias "Sri Kundurthi Venkata narasaiah paakayaaji". In this video, wonderful incidents from Maharaj's life and the incident behind the installation of Sri. Pavan Kumar is described. Here is the link to their websit
www.sadgurusriramasaran.com

References

External links

{{Commons category, Buddam Villages in Guntur district Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh Religious buildings and structures in Guntur district