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	==History==		==History==

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	==History==		==History==
	The Chaukhandi Stupa is thought originally to have been built as a terraced temple during ~~the [[Gupta period]] between~~ the 4th and 6th centuries to mark the site where [[Buddha]] and [[Kaundinya\|his first disciples]] met traveling from [[Bodh Gaya]] to [[Sarnath]]. Later Govardhan, the son of a Raja [[Todar Mal]], modified the stupa to its present shape by building the octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of [[Humayun]], the ~~powerful~~ [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] ruler.<ref>{{cite web		The Chaukhandi Stupa is thought originally to have been built as a terraced temple during the 4th and 6th centuries to mark the site where [[Buddha]] and [[Kaundinya\|his first disciples]] met traveling from [[Bodh Gaya]] to [[Sarnath]]. Later Govardhan, the son of a Raja [[Todar Mal]], modified the stupa to its present shape by building the octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of [[Humayun]], the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] ruler.<ref>{{cite web
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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{commons category\|Chaukhandi Stupa}}~~
	*[http://www.webindia123.com/tourism/pilgrim/sarnath.htm Sarnath]		*[http://www.webindia123.com/tourism/pilgrim/sarnath.htm Sarnath]

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	'''Chaukhandi Stupa''' is a [[Buddhist]] [[stupa]] in [[Sarnath]], located 8 kilometres from Cantt Railway Station [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. Stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the [[Gautama Buddha\|Buddha]].<ref>{{cite web		'''Chaukhandi Stupa''' is a [[Buddhist]] [[stupa]] in [[Sarnath]] located 8 kilometres from Cantt Railway Station in [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. Stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the [[Gautama Buddha\|Buddha]].<ref>{{cite web
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	\|title=History of Architecture - Shrines and temples		\|title=History of Architecture - Shrines and temples

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'''Chaukhandi Stupa''' is a [[Buddhist]] [[stupa]] in [[Sarnath]], located 8 kilometres from Cantt Railway Station [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. Stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=1526&HistoryID=ab27
|title=History of Architecture - Shrines and temples
|publisher=historyworld.net
|accessdate=2006-12-18
}}</ref> The site was declared to be a monument of national importance by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] in June 2019. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/chaukhandi-stupa-declared-to-be-of-national-importance/article27701360.ece|title=Chaukhandi Stupa declared to be “of national importance”|date=2019-06-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-09|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==History==
The Chaukhandi Stupa is thought originally to have been built as a terraced temple during the [[Gupta period]] between the 4th and 6th centuries to mark the site where [[Buddha]] and [[Kaundinya|his first disciples]] met traveling from [[Bodh Gaya]] to [[Sarnath]]. Later Govardhan, the son of a Raja [[Todar Mal]], modified the stupa to its present shape by building the octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of [[Humayun]], the powerful [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] ruler.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.varanasicity.com/sarnath/chaukhandi-stupa.html
|title=Chaukhandi Stupa
|publisher=Varanasicity.com
|accessdate=2006-10-16
}}</ref>

Today the stupa is a high earthen mound covered with a brickwork edifice topped by an octagonal tower. It is maintained by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].

{|
|[[File:Chaukhandi Stupa-5.jpg|right|thumb|Various plinths at the Chaukhandi Stupa]]
|[[File:Chaukhandi Stupa-4.jpg|right|thumb|Close up of Chaukhandi Stupa plinth]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Dhamek Stupa]]
*[[Sarnath]]
*[[List of Buddhist temples]]

==Reference notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Chaukhandi Stupa}}
*[http://www.webindia123.com/tourism/pilgrim/sarnath.htm Sarnath]

[[Category:Buddhist temples in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Gupta Empire]]
[[Category:Stupas in India]]
[[Category:History of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Varanasi]]
[[Category:Archaeological monuments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Sarnath]]

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