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third legend about these temples is that the temple was originally a Buddha Chaitya and
that during the course of the revival of Hindu worship, it was converted into a Hindu
temple. The Mula Virat or the Linga is said to be one of the Ayaka Stambas of the original
Buddha Chaitya. Chaityas or stupas in Buddhist methods of worship are mounds raised over
the corporeal relics of Lord Buddha or a great Acharya. Buddhist stupas and Chaityas are
spread all over India, but one of the main characteristics of the Andhra type of Chaityas
and stupas, is the existence of the five vertical pillars, called the Ayaka Stambas, which
are erected in the four cardinal directions viz., East, South, West and North. In all the
Chaityas of Andhra, this is a peculiar characteristic, which is found. |
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