jan 1, 100 - Great Stupa at Sanchi
Description:
300 BCE-100 CEStone masonry, sandstone on dome
Madhya Pradesh, India
Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
Stupa = heap
Buddhist architecture
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.
King Ashoka, first king to embrace Buddhism, is responsible for the building of several stupas all over India.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 100
Now
~ 1925 years ago
