Northern gateway to the Great Stupa at Sanchi, carved with scenes from the previous lives of the Buddha. Source: Wikimedia Commons/ArnoldBetten/Public domain. Whenever I tell people that I’ve ...

The four gateways of Sanchi Stupa tell tales of Buddha's life. The tales commonly known as Jataka tales talked about the life of Buddha and his early incarnations.

It is situated at Sanchi in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. The glorious Stupa at Sanchi is the oldest stone composition in India and was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka ...

On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states ...

Visitors to the world heritage Buddhist site in Sanchi, about 45 km from Bhopal ... Ashokan Pillar just outside the southern gateway of the Stupa - the earliest to be found.

This find lead to a sensation and for over half a century, the Sanchi monuments suffered grave indignities at the hands of amateur archaeologists, vandals and the local zamindar. The Great Stupa ...

Bhopal: The world famous Buddhist complex — Sanchi Stupa — opened for visitors for the first time after lockdown, on Monday. “The site opened for tourists on Monday, but as means of ...