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Sanchi Stupa

Sanchi Stupa is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located about 23 kilometres from Raisen town, the district headquarters and 46 kilometres (29 mi) northeast of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh.

Art, Mauryan Period (3rd century BCE) & Shunga period (2nd century BCE)

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Mauryan Period (3rd century BCE)

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Shunga period (2nd century BCE)

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Satavahana period (1st century BCE – 1st century CE)

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Later periods

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Location
Sanchi Town, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India, Sanchi, Raisen district, India
Architectural style
Buddhist, Mauryan
Construction started
3rd century BCE
Criteria
Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Diameter
36.6 m (120 ft) (dome of the Great Stupa)
Height
16.46 m (54.0 ft) (dome of the Great Stupa)

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Mauryan Period (3rd century BCE)

Shunga period (2nd century BCE)

Satavahana period (1st century BCE – 1st century CE)

Later periods

Sanchi and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara

Western Discovery

Chetiyagiri Vihara and the Sacred Relics

Inscriptions

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Sanchi Stupa

Nodes219
Edges218
Triples92
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009132
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Sanchi Stupa

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related to Western Discovery · 38
Sanchi Stupa → Alexander Cunningham, Amateur, Archaeological Survey, Archeological Survey, As, Ashoka, Between, Bhopal, British, Buddhism, Buddhist, Century Europeans, Director-General, England, English, France, Frederick Charles Maisey, French, General Henry Taylor, India
related to Sanchi and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara · 24
Sanchi Stupa → Although, As, BCE, BCE/CE, Bharhut, Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, CE, First, Gandhara, Greco-Buddhist, Greek-style, It, Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism, Mara's, Maya's, Sanchi
related to Great Stupa (No 1) · 19
Sanchi Stupa → Although, BCE, Besides, Brahmi, Buddhist, During, Gupta Period, John Marshall, Law, Sanchi, Sanchi Stupa No, Shunga, Some, Stupa, Stupa No2, The, These, Wheel, With
Architectural style · 1
Sanchi Stupa → Buddhist, Mauryan
Construction started · 1
Sanchi Stupa → 3rd century BCE
Criteria · 1
Sanchi Stupa → Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Diameter · 1
Sanchi Stupa → 36.6 m (120 ft) (dome of the Great Stupa)
Height · 1
Sanchi Stupa → 16.46 m (54.0 ft) (dome of the Great Stupa)
Inscription · 1
Sanchi Stupa → 1989 (13th Session)
Location · 1
Sanchi Stupa → Sanchi Town, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India, Sanchi, Raisen district, India

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stupa sanchi buddhist buddha century bce pillar ashoka also gateway temple great period india capital relics gupta one ce built

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Sanchi StupaArchitectural styleBuddhist, Mauryan1.00infobox
Sanchi StupaConstruction started3rd century BCE1.00infobox
Sanchi StupaCriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi1.00infobox
Sanchi StupaDiameter36.6 m (120 ft) (dome of the Great Stupa)1.00infobox
Sanchi StupaHeight16.46 m (54.0 ft) (dome of the Great Stupa)1.00infobox
Sanchi StupaInscription1989 (13th Session)1.00infobox
Sanchi StupaLocationSanchi Town, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India, Sanchi, Raisen district, India1.00infobox
Sanchi StupaOfficial nameBuddhist Monument at Sanchi1.00infobox
Sanchi StupaReference5241.00infobox
Sanchi StupaTypeStupa and surrounding buildings1.00infobox
Sanchi Stupais aBuddhist complex0.90text
Sanchi Stuparelated to Great Stupa (No 1)During0.60section

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