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Satdhara is an archaeological site, consisting of stupas and viharas, located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India. [1] [2] [3]There are four groups of stupas surrounding Sanchi, within a radius of twenty kilometers: Bhojpur and Andher in the southeast, Sonari to the southwest, and Satdhara to the west. [1]
35 The War over the Buddha's Relics, South Gate, Stupa no. 1, Sanchi, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: JPEG file comment: The War over the Buddha's Relics, South Gate, Stupa no. 1, Sanchi, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: Paint Shop Pro Photo 12,01
41 King with his Queens, South Gate, Stupa no. 1, Sanchi, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: JPEG file comment: King with his Queens, South Gate, Stupa no. 1, Sanchi, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 350 dpi: Vertical resolution: 350 dpi: Software used: Paint Shop Pro Photo 12,01: File change date and ...
Map of Sanchi hill, with Stupa II at the extreme left, to the west. Stupa No. 2 is located in the Buddhist complex of Sanchi.It was probably founded later than the Great Stupa (Stupa number 1) at Sanchi, but it contained reliquaries dated to the Mauryan Empire period (323-185 BCE), and it was the earliest to receive decorative reliefs, about a century earlier than Stupa Nb 1.
Sanchi is the center of a region with a number of stupas, all within a few miles of Sanchi, including Satdhara (9 km to the W of Sanchi, 40 stupas, the Relics of Sariputra and Mahamoggallana, now enshrined in the new Vihara, were unearthed there), Bhojpur (also called Morel Khurd, a fortified hilltop with 60 stupas) and Andher (respectively 11 ...
The Kanishka Casket, dated to 127 CE, with the Buddha. The Lokapannatti, a collection of stories written in the 11th or 12th century, tells the story of Ajātasattu of Magadha (c. 492 – c. 460 BCE) who gathered the Buddha's relics and hid them in an underground stupa. [6]
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