Sanchi
Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Vidisha
City in central Madhya Pradesh, India.
The town is situated east of the Betwa River, in the fork of the Betwa and Bes rivers, 9 km from Sanchi.
Stupa
Mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as śarīra – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation.
In effect, many stupas are thought to date originally from the time of Ashoka, such as Sanchi or Kesariya, where he also erected pillars with his inscriptions, and possibly Bharhut, Amaravati or Dharmarajika in Gandhara.
Shunga Empire
Ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled areas of the central and eastern Indian subcontinent from around 185 to 73 BCE.
Art, education, philosophy, and other forms of learning flowered during this period including small terracotta images, larger stone sculptures, and architectural monuments such as the stupa at Bharhut, and the renowned Great Stupa at Sanchi.
Maurya Empire
Geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha, founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, and existing in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE.
For example, peacock figures are found on the Ashoka pillar at Nandangarh and several sculptures on the Great Stupa of Sanchi.
Bharhut
Village located in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, central India.
Though more provincial in quality than the sculpture at Sanchi, Amaravati Stupa and some other sites, a large amount of sculpture has survived, generally in good condition.
Raisen district
District of Madhya Pradesh state of India.
The Buddhist monuments at Sanchi, a UNESCO world heritage site, are located in Raisen district.
Raisen
Town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The famous places to visit in Raisen district are Raisen Fort, Dargah, and Sanchi Stupa.
Mahāvaṃsa
Meticulously kept historical chronicle of Sri Lanka written in the style of an epic poem written in the Pali language.
Indian excavations in Sanchi and other locations, confirm the Mahavamsa account of the empire of Ashoka.
Torana
Free-standing ornamental or arched gateway for ceremonial purposes seen in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain architecture of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and parts of East Asia.
In Mauryan Empire, the archaeological evidence shows the Torana of Sanchi stupa dates back to 3rd century BCE.
Jataka tales
The Jātakas (meaning "Birth Story", "related to a birth") are a voluminous body of literature native to South Asia which mainly concern the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form.
Some of the earliest such illustrations can be found at Sanchi and Bharhut.