4.5 / 5 ( 2 votes ) Nagarjunakonda (meaning Nagarjuna Hill) is a historical Buddhist town, now an island located near Nagarjuna Sagar in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. About 17 centuries ago Nagarjunakonda was the greatest center of Buddhist learning south of the Vindhyas. Located on the river Krishna and known then as Vijayapuri it was a town where scholars and monks congregated. They come not just from India but from distant lands like Gandhara, China and Sri Lanka. The great Buddhist scholar Nagarjuna is said to have foundedRead More