A report on Sanchi

Plan of the monuments of the hill of Sanchi, numbered 1 to 50.
The Ashoka pillar at Sanchi.
The capital of the Sanchi pillar of Ashoka, as discovered (left), and simulation of original appearance (right). It is very similar to the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, except for the abacus, here adorned with flame palmettes and facing geese, 250 BCE. Sanchi Archaeological Museum.
by later illustrations among the Sanchi reliefs
The Great Stupa under the Sungas. The Sungas nearly doubled the diameter of the initial stupa, encasing it in stone, and built a balustrade and a railing around it.
Foreigner on a horse, circa 115 BCE, Stupa No2.
Sunga period railings were initially blank (left: Great Stupa), and only started to be decorated circa 115 BCE with Stupa No.2 (right).
Sunga pillar No25 with own capital on the side.
Siri-Satakani inscription
Cave No.19
The Worship of the Bodhisattva's hair
Vedisakehi damtakārehi rupakammam katam
The Great Stupa at the time of the Satavahanas.
Temptation of the Buddha, with the Buddha on the left (symbolized by his throne only) surrounded by rejoicing devotees, Mara and his daughters (center), and the demons of Mara fleeing (right).
War over the Buddha's Relics, kept by the city of Kushinagar, South Gate, Stupa no.1, Sanchi.
King Ashoka visits Ramagrama, to take relics of the Buddha from the Nagas, but he failed, the Nagas being too powerful. Southern gateway, Stupa 1, Southern Gateway, Sanchi.
Ashoka in grief, supported by his two queens, in a relief at Sanchi. Stupa 1, Southern gateway. The identification with Ashoka is confirm by a similar relief from Kanaganahalli inscribed "Raya Asoko".
Bodhi tree temple depicted in Sanchi, Stupa 1, Southern gateway.
Temple for the Bodhi Tree (Eastern Gateway).
foreigners illustrated at Sanchi worshiping the Great Stupa
Foreigners worshiping Stupa
Greek travelling costume
Another one
Miracle at Kapilavastu
Miracle of the Buddha walking on the river Nairanjana
Procession of king Suddhodana from Kapilavastu
"The promenade of the Buddha", or Chankrama, used to depict the Buddha in motion in Buddhist aniconism.
Bimbisara with his royal cortege issuing from the city of Rajagriha to visit the Buddha
Foreigners making a dedication at the Southern Gateway of Stupa No 1
Stupas and monasteries at Sanchi in the early centuries of the current era. Reconstruction, 1900
Sanchi inscription of Chandragupta II.
Temple 17: a Gupta period tetrastyle prostyle temple of Classical appearance. 5th century CE
Statue of Padmapani (5th c.or 9th c.) Victoria and Albert Museum.
Pillar 26: one of the two four-lions stambha capitals at Sanchi, with lions, central flame palmette and Wheel of Law (axis, stubs of the spokes and part of the circumference only), initially located at the Northern Gateway of the Great Stupa. Sanchi Archaeological Museum.
Pillar 26: lion pillar capital at time of discovery, with Dharmachakra wheel (reconstitution). Northern Gateway.
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Pillar 35 column stump (right), and bell capital with abacus, positioned upside down.
Vajrapani statue of pillar 35, 5th c. CE. Sanchi Archaeological Museum.
Temple 18 at Sanchi, an apsidal hall with Maurya foundations, rebuilt at the time of Harsha (7th century CE).
Temple 45
The Great Stupa as breached by Sir Herbert Maddock in 1822. Watercolor by Frederick Charles Maisey, in 1851.
Ruins of the Southern Gateway, Sanchi in 1875.
A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi 1932
Chetiyagiri Vihara
Inscribed panel from Sanchi in Brahmi script in the British Museum
The last two letters to the right of this inscription in Brahmi form the word "dǎnam" (donation). This hypothesis permitted the decipherment of the Brahmi script by James Prinsep in 1837.
General view of the Stupas at Sanchi by F.C. Maisey, 1851 (The Great Stupa on top of the hill, and Stupa 2 at the forefront)
The Great Stupa (Stupa No.1), started in the 3rd century BCE
Stupa No.2
Stupa No.3
Buddhist Temple, No.17
Remains of the Ashokan Pillar in polished stone (right of the Southern Gateway), with its Edict.
Sanchi Minor Pillar Edict of Ashoka, in-situ (detail of the previous image).
Remains of the shaft of the pillar of Ashoka, under a shed near the Southern Gateway.
Side view of the capital. Sanchi Archaeological Museum.<ref name="p.25-28 Ashoka pillar"/>
Shunga balustrade and staircase.
Shunga stonework.
Shunga vedika (railing) with inscriptions.
Deambulatory pathway.
Summit railing and umbrellas.
Flame palmette.
Flame palmette and lotus.
Peacock.
Woman riding a Centaur.
Lotus.
Half lotus.
Lion.
Elephant.
Elephant with branch.
Floral motif.
Lakshmi with lotus and two child attendants, probably derived from [[:File:Venus with two cupids 2.jpg|similar images of Venus]]<ref>An Indian Statuette From Pompeii, Mirella Levi D'Ancona, in Artibus Asiae, Vol. 13, No. 3 (1950) p. 171</ref>
Griffin with Brahmi script inscription.
Female riding a Centaur.
Lotus within beads and reels motif.
Stairway and railing.
Lotus medallions.
Floral designs.
Post relief.<ref>Marshall p. 82</ref>
Relics of Sariputra and Mahamoggallana.
Detail of the foreigners, in Greek dress and playing carnyxes and aolus flute. Northern Gateway of Stupa I (detail).
Foreigners holding grapes and riding winged lions, Sanchi Stupa 1, Eastern Gateway.<ref>"The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity, John Boardman, 1993, p. 112 Note 91</ref>
Foreigners riding horses.
Foreign heroe fighting a Makara
Foreigners on horses, wearing headbands, caps and boots. Western gate of Stupa 1.
Hero with headband wrestling a Makara.
Indians riding horses.
Indians riding bulls.
Indians riding bulls.
Queen Maya lustrated by Elephants.
The Buddha represented by the Dharmacakra.
Bodhi Tree.
Winged lion.
Winged lions.
The Buddha represented by the Dharmacakra.
Men and Women on Elephants.
Men and Women on Elephants.
Stupa representing a Buddha.
Lakshmi lustrated by Elephants.
Men on lions.
Men on lions.
2nd panel
3rd panel
Second panel
Bottom panel Dvarapala guardian deity or devotee.
Second panel
Possibly demons, or the attack of Mara.
Second panel
Bottom panel Dvarapala guardian deity or devotee.
2nd panel
3rd panel
A Seated Buddha statue (Gupta temple).
Buddha Statue (Great Stupa).
Seated Buddha (Great Stupa).
Pillar 34 with lion.<ref>Marshall p. 52 Pillar 34</ref>
The winged lion capital of pillar 34 (lost).
Great Stupa, Eastern Gateway, in 1875.
West Gateway in 1882.
South Gateway in 1882.
Great Stupa, Northern Gateway in 1861.
Temple 18 in 1861.
A vision of ancient Indian court life, using motifs from Sanchi (wood engraving, 1878).

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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Portrait of Antialcidas

Antialcidas

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King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, who reigned from his capital at Taxila.

King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, who reigned from his capital at Taxila.

Portrait of Antialcidas
Silver tetradrachm of King Antialcidas. Obv: Bust of Antialcidas wearing aegis and holding a spear, with Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ "Of Victorious King Antialcidas". Rev: Zeus with lotus-tipped sceptre, in front of an elephant with a bell (symbol of Taxila), surmouted by Nike holding a wreath, crowning the elephant. Kharoshti legend: MAHARAJASA JAYADHARASA ANTIALIKITASA "Victorious King Antialcidas". Pushkalavati mint.
Inscription on the Heliodorus pillar made by Antialcidas' Ambassador Heliodorus in 110 BCE.
Silver drachm of King Antialcidas. Obv: Bust of Antialcidas wearing a helmet, with Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ "Of Victorious King Antialcidas". Rev: Seated Zeus holding sceptre, with Nike on his extended arm, holding out a wreath to a baby elephant with bell. Kharoshti legend: MAHARAJASA JAYADHARASA ANTIALIKITASA "Victorious King Antialcidas".
Antialcidas wearing the kausia, with Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ "Of Victorious King Antialcidas" Japan Currency Museum.
Lysias was a contemporary of Antialcidas.
Gandhara seal of king on elephant receiving wreath of victory, a motif with some similarity to the coins of Antialcidas.
Antialkidas with Zeus directly giving wreath of victory to the elephant. With Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ "Of Victorious King Antialcidas"

Though there are few sources for the late Indo-Greek history, Antialcidas is known from an inscription left on a pillar (the Heliodorus pillar), which was erected by his ambassador Heliodorus at the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra at Vidisha, near Sanchi.

Ghoshitaram monastery in Kosambi dating back to 6th-century BCE

Ancient Indian architecture

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Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE.

Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE.

Ghoshitaram monastery in Kosambi dating back to 6th-century BCE
Jivakarama vihara monastery. Oblong communal hall (remains), 6th century BCE
Stupas at Piprahwa are some of the earliest surviving stupas.
The Pataliputra capital, discovered at the Bulandi Bagh site of Pataliputra, c. 4th–3rd BCE
Ashoka pillar at Vaishali, 250 BCE
A Gupta period tetrastyle prostyle Buddhist temple of Classical appearance at Sanchi (Temple 17) (5th century CE)
An Indian palace depiction in Mahabodhi railing, showing vaulted underground chambers called suranga, as described by Kautiliya in Arthashastra; Shunga period, 2nd-1st BCE
Nalrajar fortification wall, 5th century CE
Navghan Kuvo, Gujarat, 11th century CE.
View of the main group at Pattadakal, a complex of 7th and 8th century CE, Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka
Dholavira ruins
Stepped reservoir
North Gate
Drainage system from Lothal
The dock, with a canal opening to allow water to flow into the river, thereby maintaining a stable water level, Lothal
Bathroom structure from Lothal
Archaeological feature, Lothal
Dressed stone masonry on rubble wall technique applied to Shingardar Stupa, Swat, Gandhara, 1st-2nd century CE
Unfinished Alai Minar's rubble core; the unfinished tower lacks sandstone facing.
Stone facing of Qutub Minar on its rubble core
Rajgir, old city walls 6th century BCE
Jetavana of Sravasti, Sanchi Stupa 1, Northern Gateway
Mauryan polished stone pillar from Pataliputra
Lion Capital of Ashoka from Sarnath, 250 BCE.
Cruciform star-shaped stupa Lauriya Nandangarh – 4th-3rd century BC stage 1 cruciform, 1 BC stage 3 colossal stupa<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sen|first=Joyanto|title=THE COLOSSAL STŪPA AT NANDANGARH, ITS RECONSTRUCTION AND SIGNIFICANCE|url=https://www.academia.edu/24506699|language=en}}</ref>
Plan of the 80-columns pillared hall
Temple depicted on Soghaura copper plate 3rd century BCE
Gopachal rock cut monuments
Jain cave monastery in Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves (2nd century BCE).
Chitharal Jain Monuments, 1st century BCE
Gautamiputra vihara at Pandavleni Caves, built in the 2nd century CE by the Satavahana dynasty
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monument built under the Vakatakas, c. 5th century CE.
Sanchi Stupa No.2, the earliest known stupa with important displays of decorative reliefs, c. 125 BCE<ref name="Bell 15">Didactic Narration: Jataka Iconography in Dunhuang with a Catalogue of Jataka Representations in China, Alexander Peter Bell, LIT Verlag Münster, 2000 p. 15ff</ref>
East Gateway and Railings of Bharhut Stupa. Sculptured railings: 115 BCE, toranas: 75 BCE.
The Great Stupa at Sanchi.<ref name="Alī Jāvīd p.50">World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India, Volume 1 p. 50 by Alī Jāvīd, Tabassum Javeed, Algora Publishing, New York </ref> Decorated toranas built from the 1st century BCE to the 1st century CE.
Slab of Amaravati Marbles, depicting of the Great Amaravati Stupa, with a Buddha statue at the entrance, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh, India
Geometrical decorations, Dhamekh Stupa, 500 CE
Remains of the circular Bairat Temple, c. 250 BCE. A stupa was located in the center.
Relief of a circular temple, Bharhut, c. 100 BCE
thumb|Chaitya Cave plan and elevation, Tulja Lena, 50 BCE
Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva depicted in a coin from the 1st century BCE
Relief of a multi-storied temple, 2nd century CE, Ghantasala Stupa<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hardy|first1=Adam|title=Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa Tradition, 7th to 13th Centuries|date=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170173120|page=39|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aU0hCAS2-08C&pg=PA41|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Le|first1=Huu Phuoc|title=Buddhist Architecture|date=2010|publisher=Grafikol|isbn=9780984404308|page=238|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9jb364g4BvoC&pg=PA238|language=en}}</ref>
Karttikeya Shrine with antelope in a coin of Yaudheya, Punjab region, 2nd century CE
Illustration of Temple 40 at Sanchi, dated to the 3rd century BCE
Trivikrama Temple at Ter: an early Buddhist apsidal temple, in front of which was later added a Hindu square mandapa
Chejarla apsidal temple, also later converted to Hinduism
The rock-cut Shore Temple of the temples in Mahabalipuram, 700–728 CE<ref name="Centre">{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/239/|title=Group of Monuments at Pattadakal|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref>
The ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1502/|title=Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref>
The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple at the Khajuraho Temple Complex in the shikhara style architecture, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Teli ka Mandir is an 8th/9th century Hindu Temple built by the Pratihara emperor Mihira Bhoja.<ref name="Bajpai2006">{{cite book|author=K. D. Bajpai|title=History of Gopāchala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3KcwLKuRnYC&pg=PA31|year=2006|publisher=Bharatiya Jnanpith|isbn=978-81-263-1155-2|page=31}}</ref>
Galaganatha Temple at Pattadakal complex is an example of Badami Chalukya architecture.
Martand Sun Temple Central shrine, dedicated to the deity Surya
Jagannath Temple at Puri, one of Char Dham: the four main spiritual centers of Hinduism
The granite tower of Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur was completed in 1010 CE by Raja Raja Chola I.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/250/|title=Great Living Chola Temples|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref>
Rani ki vav is a stepwell, built by the Chaulukya dynasty, located in Patan.
Wall of Jain Temple complex at Deogarh
Devagiri fort, built by Yadava dynasty in the 12th century; according to Ibn Batutta, it was the most impregnable fort he had ever seen.
Jaisalmer Chhatri, 12th century CE
Hira Gate at Dabhoi Fort, 12th century CE
Sahasralinga Talav is a medieval artificial water tank commissioned during Chaulukya (Solanki) rule
Multifoil arch, Kafirkot temple, Punjab, Pakistan, 7th-9th century CE
Parabolic arch, Mahabodhi temple, 1st-2nd century CE
Pointed arch Mahabodhi temple, 6th-7th century CE, Late-Gupta period
Semicircular arch, Bhitargaon temple, 4th-5th century CE (heavily reconstructed)
Cinquefoil arches at Amb, 7th-9th century CE, Hindu Shahis
Teli ka Mandir gate with particular Rajput style arch, 8th century CE
Teli ka Mandir gate with multifoil arch, 8th century CE
Agra Fort used the same technique for fortification walls.

The reliefs of Sanchi, dated to the 1st centuries BCE–CE, show cities such as Kushinagar or Rajagriha as splendid walled cities during the time of the Buddha (6th century BCE).

Approximate extent of the Gupta territories (pink) in 375 CE

Gupta Empire

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Ancient Indian empire which existed from the early 4th century CE to late 6th century CE.

Ancient Indian empire which existed from the early 4th century CE to late 6th century CE.

Approximate extent of the Gupta territories (pink) in 375 CE
Gupta script inscription Maharaja Sri Gupta Gupta allahabad m.svg Gupta allahabad haa.jpg Gupta allahabad raa.jpg Gupta allahabad j.svg Gupta allahabad shrii.jpg Gupta allahabad gu.jpg allahabad pt.jpg ("Great King, Lord Gupta"), mentioning the first ruler of the dynasty, king Gupta. Inscription by Samudragupta on the Allahabad pillar, where Samudragupta presents king Gupta as his great-grandfather. Dated circa 350 CE.
Approximate extent of the Gupta territories (pink) in 375 CE
Queen Kumaradevi and King Chandragupta I, depicted on a gold coin.
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Standing Buddha in red sandstone, Art of Mathura, Gupta period circa 5th century CE. Mathura Museum.
Gold coins of Chandragupta II.
Sculpture of Vishnu (red sandstone), 5th century CE.
Jain tirthankara relief Parshvanatha on Kahaum pillar erected by Skandagupta
An 8 gm gold coin featuring Chandragupta II astride a caparisoned horse with a bow in his left hand.
Dharmachakra Pravartana Buddha at Sarnath from the Gupta era, 5th century CE.
A tetrastyle prostyle Gupta period temple at Sanchi besides the Apsidal hall with Maurya foundation, an example of Buddhist architecture. 5th century CE.
The current structure of the Mahabodhi Temple dates to the Gupta era, 5th century CE. Marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.
Dashavatara Temple is a Vishnu Hindu temple built during the Gupta period.
Vishnu reclining on the serpent Shesha (Ananta), Dashavatara Temple 5th century
Buddha from Sarnath, 5–6th century CE
The Colossal trimurti at the Elephanta Caves
Painting of Padmapani Cave 1 at Ajanta
The Shiva mukhalinga (faced-lingam) from the Bhumara Temple
Nalrajar Garh fortification wall in Chilapata Forests, West Bengal, is one of the last surviving fortification remains from the Gupta period ,currently 5–7 m high
Nalanda university was first established under Gupta empire
Bitargaon temple from the Gupta period provide one of the earliest examples of pointed arches anywhere in the world
Ajanta caves from Gupta era
Krishna fighting the horse demon Keshi, 5th century
Pataini temple is a Jain temple built during the Gupta period.

Sanchi remained an important centre of Buddhism.

Devi (wife of Ashoka)

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Maharani Devi (full name: Vedisa-Mahadevi Sakyakumari) was, according to the Sri Lankan chronicles, the first wife of the third Mauryan emperor Ashoka.

Maharani Devi (full name: Vedisa-Mahadevi Sakyakumari) was, according to the Sri Lankan chronicles, the first wife of the third Mauryan emperor Ashoka.

She is also remembered for the Sanchi Stupa.

Bodh Gaya

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Religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.

The Bodhi Tree under which Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment
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Mahabodhi temple, built under the Gupta Empire, 6th century CE.
Buddhist monks meditating in Bodh Gaya
Illustration of the temple built by Asoka at Bodh-Gaya around the Bodhi tree. Sculpture of the Satavahana period at Sanchi, 1st century CE.

Representations of this early temple are found at Sanchi, on the toraṇas of Stūpa I, dating from around 25 BCE, and on a relief carving from the stupa railing at Bhārhut, from the early Shunga period (c.

An Arhat Mahinda Statue at a Monastery

Mahinda (Buddhist monk)

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Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka.

Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka.

An Arhat Mahinda Statue at a Monastery
Bed of Mahinda in Mihintale
Mihindu (Mahinda in Pali) Seya at Rajagala, the place where the inscription commemorating Arahat Mahinda was found

The party left from Vedasagiri vihara, believed to be modern day Sanchi.

The great stupa of Saru Maru

Saru Maru

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Archaeological site of an ancient monastic complex and Buddhist caves.

Archaeological site of an ancient monastic complex and Buddhist caves.

The great stupa of Saru Maru
Small stupas on the hill of Saru Maru.
thumb|An inscription of Ashoka in one of the Saru Maru caves. It is a portion of Minor Rock Edict No.1.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sircar|first1=D. C.|title=Asokan studies|date=1979|others=Plate XVI|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.gov.ignca.67068/67068#page/n177/mode/2up}}</ref>
View of the Minor Edicts

The site is about 120 km south of Sanchi.

Raisen

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Town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

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

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Meticulously kept historical chronicle of Sri Lanka written in the style of an epic poem written in the Pali language.

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.

Buddha statue in Borobudur (Indonesia), the world's largest Buddhist temple.

Buddhist architecture

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Buddhist religious architecture developed in the Indian subcontinent.

Buddhist religious architecture developed in the Indian subcontinent.

Buddha statue in Borobudur (Indonesia), the world's largest Buddhist temple.
The Great Stupa in Sanchi
Gupta period temple at Sanchi besides the Apsidal hall with Maurya foundation
Miniature temple, created 1114 AD, Song dynasty
Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, in Central Java, Indonesia. It is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.
Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand
Mahabodhi temple, Gaya {{flagicon|India}}
Jetavanaramaya stupa is an example of brick-clad Buddhist architecture in Sri Lanka {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
Thikse Monastery is the largest gompa in Ladakh, built in the 1500s {{flagicon|India}}
Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh, was built in the 1600s, is the largest monastery in India and second largest in the world after the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet {{flagicon|India}}
Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim was built under the direction of Changchub Dorje, 12th Karmapa Lama in the mid-1700s<ref>Achary Tsultsem Gyatso; Mullard, Saul & Tsewang Paljor (Transl.): A Short Biography of Four Tibetan Lamas and Their Activities in Sikkim, in: Bulletin of Tibetology Nr. 49, 2/2005, p. 57.</ref> {{flagicon|India}}
The Sewu temple compound, second largest Buddhist temple complex in Indonesia {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
The Rinpung Dzong follows a distinctive type of fortress architecture found in the former and present Buddhist kingdoms of the Himalayas, most notably Bhutan {{flagicon|Bhutan}}
The Great Stupa in Sanchi, India is considered a cornerstone of Buddhist architecture {{flagicon|India}}
Mongolian statue of Avalokiteśvara (Mongolian name: Migjid Janraisig), Gandantegchinlen Monastery. Tallest indoor statue in the world, 26.5-meter-high, 1996 rebuilt, (1913)
Reclining Buddha statue, this is the largest Buddha statue in Indonesia and Southeast Asia{{flagicon|Indonesia}}
Kalasan, 8th-century Buddhist temple in Java island {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
Vatadage Temple, in Polonnaruwa, is a uniquely Sri Lankan circular shrine enclosing a small dagoba. The vatadage has a three-tiered conical roof, spanning a height of 40–50 feet, without a center post, and supported by pillars of diminishing height {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
Pagoda of Kofukuji, Nara {{flagicon|Japan}}
Ajanta Caves cave with chaitya{{flagicon|India}}
Candi Gumpung, a Buddhist temple at Muaro Jambi of Malayu Kingdom. {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
Plaosan temple {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
Minar-i Chakri in 1836, Afghanistan {{flagicon|Afghanistan}}
A painting by G.B. Hooijer (c. 1916–1919) reconstructing the scene of Borobudur during its heyday {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
Stupa near Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, {{flagicon|Tibet}}
Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar {{flagicon|Myanmar}}
Great Stupa at Shambhala Mountain Center, United States {{flagicon|USA}}
Nan Hua Main Temple, South Africa {{flagicon|South Africa}}
Golden Temple of Shakyamuni Buddha, Kalmykia, Russian Federation {{flagicon|Russia}}
The five-tiered Peace Pagoda Japantown, San Francisco {{flagicon|USA}}
The Great Drigung Kagyud Lotus Stupa in Lumbini, Nepal {{flagicon|Nepal}}
Paro Taktsang, Paro, Bhutan {{flagicon|Bhutan}}

One of the earliest Buddhist sites still in existence is at Sanchi, India, and this is centred on a stupa said to have been built by King Ashoka (273–236 BCE).