feb 5, 50 BC - Great Stupa at Sanchi
Description:
300 BCE-100 CEStone masonry, sandstone on dome
Madhya Pradesh, India
Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
Burial and monumental, King Ashoka, lotus position, torana (gates) show Buddha life stages, yasti (top) is axis mundi, chattras is royalty and protection, reliquary
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Date:
feb 5, 50 BC
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~ 2076 years ago