may 3, 100 BC - 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.
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 3, 100 BC
Now
~ 2128 years ago