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'''Chaukhandi Stupa''' is a [[Buddhist]] [[stupa]] in [[Sarnath]] | '''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 | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Status | Preserved |
| Location | |
| Location |  Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
  Shown within India | |
| Coordinates | 25°22′27″N 83°01′25″E / 25.374102°N 83.023658°E |
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 Buddha.[1] The site was declared to be a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in June 2019. [2]
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 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 ruler.[3]
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.
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See also
Reference notes
- ↑ "History of Architecture - Shrines and temples". historyworld.net. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
- ↑ "Chaukhandi Stupa declared to be "of national importance"". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 9 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Chaukhandi Stupa". Varanasicity.com. Retrieved 16 October 2006.
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