jan 1, 300 BC - Great Stupa at Sanchi
Description:
Materials: Stone masonry, sandstone on domeArtist's Name: Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
Location: Madhya Pradesh, India
Key Points: Used for burial and serves as a monument. Earliest stupas are said to have contained the ashes of Buddha, so then the stupa became associated with the body of Buddha.
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Date:
jan 1, 300 BC
Now
~ 2327 years ago