Stupas at Sanchi
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Morgan, Kenneth W.
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
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The stupas at Sanchi seem to have been built first in the time of Asoka, chiefly to house the relics of Sariputta and Moggallana, two of the Buddha's early and trusted disciples. They are located near Bhopal, in central India and were not known in modern times until they were discovered in the nineteenth century by British archeologists. Marshall and Foucher's THE MONUMENTS OF SANCHI gives a definitive description of the art there. The stupas were built before images were permitted in Buddhism, giving excellent examples of the early symbolism. A stupa was originally a burial mound
in the early days of Buddhism the stupas were created to house relics, giving the Buddhists an object of devotion even though images were forbidden.
in the early days of Buddhism the stupas were created to house relics, giving the Buddhists an object of devotion even though images were forbidden.
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