The Chaukhandi Stupa is thought originally to have been built as a terraced temple during the 7th and 8th centuries to mark the site where Buddha and his first disciples met traveling from Bodh Gaya to Sarnath. Later Govardhan, the son of a Raja Todar Mal, modified the stupa to its present shape by building the octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of Humayun, the Mughal ruler.[3]
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.
chaukhandi, stupa, buddhist, stupa, sarnath, located, kilometres, from, cantt, railway, station, varanasi, uttar, pradesh, india, stupas, have, evolved, from, burial, mounds, serve, shrine, relic, buddha, site, declared, monument, national, importance, archaeo. Chaukhandi Stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Sarnath located 8 kilometres from Cantt Railway Station in Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India Stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the Buddha 1 The site was declared to be a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in June 2019 2 Chaukhandi StupaChaukhandi StupaReligionAffiliationBuddhismStatusPreservedLocationLocationSarnath Varanasi Uttar PradeshStateUttar PradeshShown within IndiaGeographic coordinates25 22 27 N 83 01 25 E 25 374102 N 83 023658 E 25 374102 83 023658 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Reference notes 4 External linksHistory editThe Chaukhandi Stupa is thought originally to have been built as a terraced temple during the 7th and 8th centuries to mark the site where Buddha and his first disciples met traveling from Bodh Gaya to Sarnath Later Govardhan the son of a Raja Todar Mal modified the stupa to its present shape by building the octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of Humayun the Mughal ruler 3 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 nbsp Various plinths at the Chaukhandi Stupa nbsp Close up of Chaukhandi Stupa plinthSee also editDhamek Stupa Sarnath List of Buddhist templesReference notes edit History of Architecture Shrines and temples historyworld net Retrieved 18 December 2006 Chaukhandi Stupa declared to be of national importance The Hindu 9 June 2019 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 9 June 2019 Chaukhandi Stupa Varanasicity com Retrieved 16 October 2006 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chaukhandi Stupa Sarnath nbsp This article about a Buddhist place of worship is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an Indian building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chaukhandi Stupa amp oldid 1169814145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
