THE GREAT STUPA :
SANCHI STUPA, one of the oldest stone Buddhist monuments in India stands inside an ancient Buddhist complex, situated on top of a hill in Sanchi.
The Great Stupa at Sanchi, also known as Stupa No.1, was commissioned by the Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka, in the 3rd century BCE. With a height of 54 feet and a pedestal diameter of 120 feet, it is one of the largest of its kind in India.
The grand structure still inspires today surrounded by the remains of smaller stupas, monasteries, and temples that were built as the religious community grew in the centuries after the site was founded.
TORANAS:
The Great Stupa’s four elaborately-carved Toranas (gateways), one in each direction, were erected around 35 BCE.
Elephants support the architraves above the columns, while there are delicately carved Yakshis (maidens) on each side. The beautifully carved figure of a Yakshi hanging from an architrave on the Eastern Gateway is one of Sanchi’s best-known images.
The numerous panels relate various events of the life of the Buddha. Ashoka’s life as a Buddhist, with scenes of the Buddha’s birth and another representation of the Great Departure.
Sanchi Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a landmark structure in tracing the evolution of Indian architecture starting with the Maurya period - is 48km from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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