honor their gods. In Ashokan India and ancient Greece‚ the creation of sacred spaces was very common. The creation of the Great Stupa in India and the Parthenon in Greece both were built for the honor and worship for the respective god and goddess for both nation In India during the rule of the Buddhist ruler Ashoka‚ the Great Stupa of Sanchi was commissioned. The Great Stupa was considered to be one of the greatest monasteries patriotisms to Buddhism. Even though it can be dated back to Ashoka’s
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from killing living beings.” - The legacy of Ashoka the Great The Buddhist missionary son of Ashoka‚ Venerable Rahul‚ established Buddhism on the island of Ceylon‚ now called Sri Lanka. He built thousands of stupas and viharas for religious followers‚ with the Stupas of Sanchi becoming world famous. Buddhist architecture in Sri Lanka has been associated with the spread of Buddhism in India‚ with the earliest
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Excavations have come up with a few structures like a hundred pillar hall. The Mauryans were adept at cutting caves out of hillsides‚ and were able to polish the inside walls so highly that they shone as if they were glass. Ashoka also constructed several stupas across the
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leaders implemented the country to practice the religions and demand to build monuments‚ monastery‚ and art relics to promote it. For example‚ King Ashoka‚ ruler of India in the mid- Third centuries‚ promoted Buddhism in India and built The Great Stupa in Sanchi‚ India as a Buddhist monastery. Another great example is the burial mound of Qin Shi Huangdi‚ who believed in afterlife. The burial mound was constructed for preparation for the kings resting place and Molds and sculptures were made to create
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------------------------------------------------- Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the Indian emperor. For the nonprofit organization‚ see Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Ashoka | Maurya Samrat | A "Chakravartin" ruler‚ 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet | Reign | 268–232 BCE | Coronation | 268 BCE | Born | 304 BCE | Birthplace | Pataliputra‚ Patna | Died | 232 BCE (aged 72) | Place of death | Pataliputra
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Since the two phases happened in the same broad historical period‚ it might be useful to discuss them in the same section together. The style of the second phase is the dwarf-like‚ monstrous type that are commonly found on the railing-pillars of stupa as atlantes‚ while the style of the third phase is the fluid‚ more graceful and elegant type that are generally seen on the gates to a shrine or a temple. Different from the previous phase‚ these two phase both incorporate old tradition and new convention
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preventing vandalism were the two legislations namely the Bengal Regulation of 1810 and Madras Regulation of 1817. The monuments and sties that received nominal funds and attention way back in 19th century was Taj Mahal‚ Tomb at Sikandara‚ Qutb Minar‚ Sanchi and Mathura. Based on the proposal submitted in 1898‚ 5 Circles were constituted to do the Archaeological work in India. These
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only 5 miles from the Buddhist stupa of Sanchi. The pillar was surmounted by a sculpture of Garuda and was apparently dedicated by Heliodorus to the god Vasudeva in front of the temple of Vasudeva. 2. Sanchi Sanchi‚ variously known as Kakanaya‚ Kakanava‚ Kakanadabota and Bota-Sriparvata in ancient times‚ has a singular distinction of having remarkable specimen of Buddhist art and architecture right from the early Mauryan period. Sanchi is famous in the world for stupas‚ monolithic Asokan pillar‚
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HISTORY OF INDIA’S TOURISM INTRODUCTION It’s 65 years since independence‚ and in its wake Indian tourism industry has traversed a rocky road – much like the subcontinent itself. High Life surveys six colourful decades… Flashing with heat and drowned by monsoons‚ with its rainbow of saris and the fast-changing blues of its overarching skies India‚ to the chilly British mind‚ has long defined the exotic… ´Characteristics grow more vivid beneath the Indian sky‚’ From text pg. 206 -------------------------------------------------
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Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Asoka" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Ashoka (disambiguation). |Ashoka the Great | |Mauryan Samrat | |[pic] | |A Chakravatin (possibly Ashoka) first century BC/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ | |Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet
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