चौखंडी स्तूप

चौखंडी स्तूप
सर्वसाधारण माहिती
प्रकार	स्तूप
ठिकाण	सारनाथ, उत्तर प्रदेश, भारत
ऊंची
वास्तुशास्त्रीय	फूट

चौखंडी स्तूप हा सारनाथ मधील एक महत्वाचा बौद्ध स्तूप असून, तो उत्तर प्रदेशातील वाराणसीपासून १३ किलोमीटर अंतरावर आहे. हा स्तूपाची दफनभूमीपासून उत्क्रांती झाली आहे आणि बुद्धांच्या अवशेषांकरिताचे तीर्थक्षेत्र म्हणून कार्यरत आहे.

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 Lord Buddha and his first disciples met traveling from Bodh Gaya to Sarnath. Later Govardhan, the son of a Raja, modified the stupa to its present shape by building the octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of Humayun, the powerful Mughal ruler.

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.

Various plinths at the Chaukhandi Stupa

Close up of Chaukhandi Stupa plinth

See also

• Dhamek Stupa
• Sarnath