Satdhara is the name of an archaeological site consisting of
stupa
A stupa ( sa, स्तूप, lit=heap, ) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as ''śarīra'' – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation.
In Buddhism, circumamb ...
s and
viharas, located 9 km west of
Sanchi
Sanchi is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the States and territories of India, State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located, about 23 kilometres from Raisen, Raisen town, dist ...
,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
Sanchi
Sanchi is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the States and territories of India, State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located, about 23 kilometres from Raisen, Raisen town, dist ...
within a radius of twenty kilometers: Bhojpur and Andher in the southeast, Sonari
Sonari (IPA: ˈsəʊnɑːrɪ) is a district Headquarter, mid-size town and a municipal board in newly announced Charaideo district (by Chief Minister Mr. Tarun Gogoi on 15 August 2015) in the Indian state of Assam.
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to the southwest, and Satdhara to the west.[Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher, Travel ..]
p.31
/ref> Further south, about 100 km away, is Saru Maru
Saru Maru is the archaeological site of an ancient monastic complex and Buddhist caves. The site is located near the village of Pangoraria, Budhani Tehsil, Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh, India.Gupta, The Origins of Indian Art, p.196 The site is ...
.
All these stupas were searched by Major Cunningham
Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Engineer Group who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newly ...
, who most of the time took the relics found in the center of the stupas to England. He donated them to the British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
and the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...
.[
Sanchi and surrounding stupas.jpg, Sanchi and surrounding stupas.
Sadthara stupas map.jpg, Map of the stupas in Satdhara.
Satdhara stupas and relics.jpg, Great stupa, reliquary and inscriptions.
006 Main Stupa (33697143145).jpg, The Great Stupa.
013 Vihara Wall (32883831513).jpg, The Vihara.
010 Broken Stupa (32854294044).jpg, Another stupa.
016 More small Stupas (33567800241).jpg, Set of little stupas.
File:Satdhara vedika pillars.jpg, Satdhara vedika pillars
]
See also
Reliquary of Stupa No. 7 (British Museum)
Reliquary of Stupa No. 7 (British Museum)
Reliquary of Stupa No. 8 (British Museum)
References
External links
{{Commons category, Satdhara stupa
Stupas in India