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===Expansion under Ashoka (250 BCE)=== | ===Expansion under Ashoka (250 BCE)=== | ||
[[File:Maurya Empire | [[File:Ashoka Maurya Empire.png|thumb|Expansion of Buddhist Ashoka Empire and his discovered Stupas]] | ||
[[File:Early stupa 6 meters in diameter with fallen umbrella on side in Chakpat near Chakdara.jpg|thumb|An early stupa, {{convert|6|m|sp=us}} in diameter, with fallen umbrella on side at Chakpat, near [[Chakdara]]; probably Maurya, 3rd century BCE<ref name="Buddhist architecture, p.173">Buddhist architecture, p.173</ref>]] | [[File:Early stupa 6 meters in diameter with fallen umbrella on side in Chakpat near Chakdara.jpg|thumb|An early stupa, {{convert|6|m|sp=us}} in diameter, with fallen umbrella on side at Chakpat, near [[Chakdara]]; probably Maurya, 3rd century BCE<ref name="Buddhist architecture, p.173">Buddhist architecture, p.173</ref>]] | ||
According to Buddhist tradition, Emperor [[Ashoka]] (rule: 273—232 BCE) recovered the relics of the Buddha from the earlier stupas (except from the [[Ramagrama stupa]]), and erected 84,000 stupas to distribute the relics across India. In effect, many stupas are thought to date originally from the time of Ashoka, such as [[Sanchi]] or [[Kesaria stupa|Kesariya]], where he also erected pillars with his inscriptions, and possibly [[Bharhut]], [[Amaravathi Mahachaitya|Amaravati]] or [[Dharmarajika Stupa|Dharmarajika]] in [[Gandhara]].<ref name="BAStupa">Buddhist Architecture, Lee Huu Phuoc, Grafikol 2009, p.140-174</ref> Ashoka also established the [[Pillars of Ashoka]] throughout his realm, generally next to Buddhist stupas. | According to Buddhist tradition, Emperor [[Ashoka]] (rule: 273—232 BCE) recovered the relics of the Buddha from the earlier stupas (except from the [[Ramagrama stupa]]), and erected 84,000 stupas to distribute the relics across India. In effect, many stupas are thought to date originally from the time of Ashoka, such as [[Sanchi]] or [[Kesaria stupa|Kesariya]], where he also erected pillars with his inscriptions, and possibly [[Bharhut]], [[Amaravathi Mahachaitya|Amaravati]] or [[Dharmarajika Stupa|Dharmarajika]] in [[Gandhara]].<ref name="BAStupa">Buddhist Architecture, Lee Huu Phuoc, Grafikol 2009, p.140-174</ref> Ashoka also established the [[Pillars of Ashoka]] throughout his realm, generally next to Buddhist stupas. | ||