3 mai 100 av. J.-C. - 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.
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Date:
3 mai 100 av. J.-C.
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 2127 ans