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| Keywords: A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi 1932.jpg en From Bombay Yoshida traveled by automobile to Sanchi The Buddhist monuments at Sanchi including the Great Stupa and the gate shown in Yoshida's print reached their present form with stone additions in the first century B C E Although not directly connected with the life of the historical Buddha the monuments of Sanchi constitute important evidence of early Buddhist architecture in India In addition to the Great Stupa �a dome-shaped structure containing a relic chamber �there were additional smaller stupas pillars shrines and monastic buildings The site was excavated and restored under British direction during the late nineteenth century after its rediscovery by a British military officer in 1818 In this print Yoshida chose to depict one of the four carved stone gates located at the cardinal points of the wall surrounding the Great Stupa A group of Indian visitors is seated on a mat in the foreground 1932 http //www asia si edu/collections/singleObject cfm ObjectNumber S1996 21 oshida Hiroshi Japanese 1876 - 1950 PD-Art PD-Japan-oldphoto Uploaded with UploadWizard Sanchi gateways East gateway of stupa 1 Historical images of Madhya Pradesh | ||||
