Sanchi Stupa Sanchi Town, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India Last Updated: 06/10/2024 | |
Sanchi is one of India’s most well-preserved and studied Buddhist sites. It is located at a hilltop in the town of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh. It covers an area of seventeen miles, east and west and about ten miles, north and south. There are many stupas at the site, amongst which the Sanchi Stupa also known as the Great Stupa is considered the most prominent. | |
The Great Stupa was built by Ashoka in the third century BC. It enshrines religious relics or remains of the Buddha and his most revered disciples. |
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