Jinamanjari 1995 09 No 12

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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Vuyuru
It lies at about 30 km away from Vijayawada on the bus route to Masulipatnam. It is an important bus junction leading to Avanigadda on the east and Gudivada on the west. The entire region is highly populated. On enquiries in some areas towards east of the village, we were taken to some regions which were occupied by houses. But it was admitted by the local villagers that they were built over Patidibba (old mound) that yielded ancient pottery pieces and lead coins. The enquiries had lead us to presume that it was a very ancient place with its antiquity going to the early period of Christ. 59
Coming to the name of the place, it was reported that Vuyyuru was a very ancient name and that there was no change for years together. We have seen earlier that there is a change in the names of the above three places. But with its name unchanged for years, in the delta of Maisoli, and its phonetical similarity with Vayyagama 40 in Anga desa which was visited by Mahavira, its name may thus be attributed to the Jain migrants from Anga country.
Valluru (Totla): This is another ancient village not far from Vuyyuru. Although it could not be visited during archaeological exploration, its proxity to Vuyyuru indicates the route of Mahavira in the mleccha country of Anga. In Jain literature the two names Vayyagama and valuyagama“ (present Totla Vallur) go together.
Choragudi
This is another prosperous village in Vuyyuru taluka. The village was built over an ancient mound Patidibba.. The river Krishna is only 3 km away and not far from the sea. During exploration in 1982 a number of ancient burials (megaliths) were observed in and around the village. As at Vaddamanu, the megalith burials could be attributed to the period corresponding to the spread of Jain movements into the Krishna region. The pottery types collected from Chorangudi has similarities with those found around the megaliths of Vaddamanu, Ananthavaram, etc.42
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