Sanchi Stupa ka Itihas
Sanchi Stupa MP ke Raisen district mein sthit hai. Ye India ka sabse purana stone structure hai aur Buddhist art ka ek shandar namuna hai.
Samrat Ashoka aur Nirman
3rd Century BC mein Maurya Samrat Ashoka ne ise banwaya tha. Is mandir ko Bhagwan Buddha ke relics (avshesh) ko rakhne ke liye banaya gaya tha. Ashoka ne Sanchi ko isliye chuna kyunki unki patni Vidisha se thi.
Design aur Architecture
Isko 'Nagara Style' ke elements ke saath banaya gaya hai. Iske charo taraf bane 'Toranas' (Gateways) par Buddha ki life aur Jataka tales ki bohot hi baarik carvings hain.
Rediscovery
14th century ke baad ye jagah junglon mein kho gayi thi. 1818 mein British General Taylor ne ise phir se dhoondha. 1989 mein UNESCO ne ise World Heritage Site ghoshit kiya.
10 Amazing Facts
GHUMNE KI JAGAH
The Great Stupa
Ise Samrat Ashoka ne banwaya tha. Ye India ka sabse purana stone structure hai. Iske andar Bhagwan Buddha ke avshesh rakhe hain. Iske charo taraf bane gateways par Buddha ki kahaniyan ukeri gayi hain.
Udayagiri Caves
Ye Vidisha ke paas purani gufayein hain jo Gupta period ki hain. Yahan Bhagwan Vishnu ke Varaha avatar ki bohot badi murti pathar par bani hai jo dekhne layak hai.
Ashoka Pillar
Ye Stupa ke paas hi hai. Iske upar char sher (lions) bane the, jise dekhkar Bharat ka National Emblem banaya gaya hai. Iski polish aaj bhi chamakti hai.
Sanchi Museum
Agar aapko history mein interest hai to ye museum zaroor dekhein. Yahan khudai mein mili purani cheezein aur Ashoka Pillar ka asli Lion Capital rakha hua hai.