Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Shah-i-Dheri, Kanishka Stupa

Shah-i-Dheri, Kanishka Stupa
2nd - 6th cent AD

The stupa was a monumental building erected by the Kushan emperor Kanishka in 127 AD.
Three Chinese travelers, Faxian in 399-412 AD, Sung Yun in 518 AD, and Xuanzang in 630 AD described it as the largest stupa in India

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