![]() ![]() The stupa's core was composed of unburnt brick, with a burnt brick outer face covered in a thick coating of plaster.The stupa is made up of a cylindrical drum and a circular anda with a harmika and chhatra on top, which are mostly the same with minor variations in shape and size. ![]() At Rajagriha, Vaishali, Kapilvastu, Allakapa, Ramagrama, Vethadipa, Pava, Kushinagar, and Pippalvina, stupas were built over Buddha relics.According to Buddhist tradition, the nine stupas were originally built following Buddha's death, eight over the relics and one over the vessel in which the relics were first put.The stupas became objects of cult worship from the moment Ashoka broke up the Buddha's existing body relics and created monuments to enshrine them. Before the period of Ashoka, the stupa was common throughout India.During his reign, around 84000 stupas were built. The art of stupas reached its pinnacle during the era of Ashoka.It's a traditional depiction of a burial cumulus, where the dead's relics and ashes are maintained. ![]()
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