jan 1, 100 BC - Great Stupa at Sanchi

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Used for burial and serves as a monument. They are where important buddhists ashes are located. King Ashoka built them all over India. The stupas symbolize the Buddha and are located in important landmarks in the Buddha’s life. There isn’t much in it and it’s core purpose is to be circumambulated around. Torana
- Important areas
Torana(gates) - Represent life events of Buddha.
East (Buddha’s birth)
South (Enlightenment)
West (First sermon where he preached his teachings or dharma)
North(Nirvana)
Yasti(Top) - Represents the axis mundi
Chattras - Represent royalty and protection Made out of stone masonry, sandstone on dome by Madhya Pradesh of the Maurya in the late Sunga Dynasty in India.

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