Mahayana Buddhism, which would later go on to become the largest Buddhist tradition in the world, developed among Telugus in Andhra. During the rise of Nastika Schools of Buddhism and Jainism in the region, Telugus, along with most of India, saw a reformation of their traditional high society. This date has been considered to be the beginning of the Andhra historical record. They are mentioned at the time of the death of the Mauryan King Ashoka in 232 BC. According to Aitareya Brahmana of the Rigveda, the Andhras left North India from the banks of river Yamuna and migrated to South India. Īndhra was mentioned in the Sanskrit epics such as Aitareya Brahmana (by some estimates c. Telugu is the fourth most spoken language in India and the 15th most spoken language in the world. Telugus claim descent from the Andhras, from whom the Telugus inherit their ethnonym. A significant number of Telugus also reside in the surrounding Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Odisha, as well in the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Telugus are native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and the Yanam district of Puducherry. Telugu people ( Telugu: తెలుగువాళ్లు, romanized: Teluguvāḷlu), or Telugus, or Telugu vaaru, are the largest of the four major Dravidian ethnolinguistic groups in terms of population.
0 kommentar(er)
