ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY
ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY Buddhist preceptor and Philosopher Acharya Nagarjuna founded a university on the banks of river Krishna some centuries ago and made it a great centre of learning. The university was established by Act 43 of 1976 of Andhra Pradesh State Legislature and Governed by Act 4 of 1991 and has been renamed Acharya Nagarjuna University in 2004. The symbolism of th emblem is based on the concept that all human excellence proceeds from truth and culminates in truth. The vase of plenty (Purna Ghata) is a prototype from the Amaravati sculpture of the early centuries. It stands for material prosperity on the one hand and objective knowledge on the other. Its attributes are sasya (fertility), santana (increase), sampat (prosperity) and samriddhi (plenitude). Its face is Vishnu, the sustainer; its neck is Rudra, the apocalyptic transformer; its base is Brahma, the creator. Arising out of the superabundant water of life sprouting from Purna Ghata and transcending the ...