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sanchi stupa in mp , preservation led by -

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  • rulers of bhopal
  • shahjehan begum
  • sultan jehan begum
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who wrote volumes on SANCHI and dedicated rulers of bhopal ?

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JOHN MARSHALL

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SANCHI STUPA 19th C.

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  • SHAHJEHAN BEGUM [NWAWB OF BHOPAL][1868-1901]]
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SANCHI KANAKHERA

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  • HILL 20 MILES NORTH EAST OF BHOPAL.
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TAJ UL IQBAL BHOPAL TRANSLATED BY

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H.D. BARSTOW [1876]

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BACKGROUND SACRIFICES AND DEBATES

MID FIRST MILLENIUM BCE - EMERGENCE OF THINKERS

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ZARATHUSTRAin IRAN , KONG ZI in CHINA , socrates , plato , aristotle in greece and mahavira and gautama bhuddha in india

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sacrificial tradition

EARLY RIGVEDIC TRADITION [c.1500BCE to 100BCE].
Contain hyms of -

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agni , indra and soma
performed collectively and later [c. 1000 BCE -500BCE] .
* more elaborate - rajasuya and ashvamedha

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new questions

ideas in upanishads generated a variety a question -

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  • debates took place in kutagarashala,a hut where travelling mendicants took shelter.
  • thinkers mahavira and buddha.
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beyind worldly pleasures : msg mahavira

about MAHAVIRA

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  • Jainas[north india] - birth of vardhamana who later known as mahavira.
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according to jainism , mahavira was preceded by -

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23 teachers or tirthankars

free onself from karma , asceticisim and penance are required.

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05 vows taken by jaina:

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  • abstain from killing
  • abstain from stealing
  • abstain from lying
  • observe cellibacy
  • abstain from possesing property

language by jaina - prakrit sanskrit and tamil language.

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Jaina text -

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  • stories from prakrit -uttaradhyayana sutta queen named - kamlavati.
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buddha and quest of enlightenment

about gautama buddha

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  • spread msg across - central asia to china , korea,japan,sri lanka,myanmar,thailand and indonesia.
  • siddartha - son of chief - sankya clan
  • taught dhammma
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teachings of buddha -

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  • world is transient - anicca
  • changing and souless-anatta
  • sorrow-dukka
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followers of the buddha

budha founded -

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‘sanga’ or organisation of monks who teaches ‘ dhamma’
* alms - ‘bhikkus’
* women known as - bhikkhuni’

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first women - bhikkuni ?

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mahapajpati gotami

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buddhist text -

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  • after death buddha teching were compiled by - [5-4 bce c.]
  • vesali - pali for vaishali [bihar]]
  • tipitaka - three baskets.
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Tipitaka - three baskets?

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  • VINAYA PITAKA - JOINED SANGA OR MONASTIC ORDER.
  • SUTTA PITAKA - BUDDHA’S TEACHING.
  • ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA - PHILOSOPHICAL MATTERS.
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BHUDDHISM TRAVELLED NEW REGIONS INCLUDE

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  • SRI LANKA - DIPAVAMA - CHONICLE OF ISLAND
  • MAHAVAMSA - GREAT CHRONICLE
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BHUDDHISM SPREAD TO EAST ASIA , PILGRIMS -

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  • FA XIAN AND XUNG ZANG- CHINA TO INDIA
  • SUTTA PITAKA - VERSES COMPOSED BY BHIKKUNIS
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RULES FOR BUDDHIST MONKS AND NUNS

RULES BY VINAYA PITAKA FOR MONKS AND NUNS-

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  • BLANKET OR RUG MADE BY BIKKUS - KEPT FOR 6 YEARS
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STUPAS

WHAT ARE CHAITYAS

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FUNERAL MOUNDS

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BUDDHA BIRTH , ENLIGHTMENT , SERMAN AND MAHAPARIBHANA -

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  • BIRTH - LUMBINI
  • ENLIGHTTMENT - NIBANA - BODH GAYA
  • SERMON - SARNATH
  • MAHAPARINIBHANA - KUSHINAGAR
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ASHOKAVADANA

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  • ASHOKA - RELICS OF BUDDHA RELICS TO TOWNS
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BY SECOND CENTURY BCE - STUPAS BUILT

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  • BHARUT
  • SANCHI
  • SARNATH
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STUPAS PARTS -

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  • ANDA - SEMI CIRCULAR MOUND OF EARTH
  • HARMIKA [BALCONY LIKE STRUCTURE]
  • YASTHI - LIKE MAST
  • CHHATRI OR UMBRELLA
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THE EARLY STUPAS AT SANCHI AND BHARUT WERE

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  • PLAIN
  • GATEWAY WERE RICHLY CARVED AND INSTALLED AT FOUR CARDINAL POINTS.
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STUPAS IN AMRAVATI AND SHAHJI-KI-DHERI IN PESHAWAR[PAKISTAN]

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  • ELABORATELY CARVED WITH NICHES AND SCULPTURE
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  • FORCED LED BY WHO FOR EALOCATION OF THE PARTS OF AMRAVATI STUPA
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ARCHEOLOGIST - H.H.COLE

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SCULPTURE OF BUDDHA PERIOD

VESSANTARA JATAKA

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  • GENROUS PRINCE AND BRAHMIN STORY
  • SANCHI IDENTITY SCENE
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BODHI TREE SYMBOLISES

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  • IMP EVENT
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EMPTY SEATS?

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MEDITATION

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THE STUPA REPRESENT

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MAHAPARINIBBANA

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WHEEL OF DHARMA

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FIRST SERMON BUDDHA AT SARNATH

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“SHALABHANJIKA”

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  • ANOTHER FEATURE OF SCULPTURE
  • USED IN DECORATION IN STUPAS
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GAJALAXMI

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  • GODDESS OF GOOD FORTUNE AND THE SERPENT ARE ALSO FOUND
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WHO CONSIDERED SANCHI TO BE A CENTRE OF TREE AND SERPENT WORSHIP ?

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JAMES FERGUSSON

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NEW RELIGIOUS TRADITION

“BODHISATTVAS”

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DEEPLY COMPASSIONATE BEINGS WHO ACCUMULATE MERIT THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS

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HINAYANA OR THERAVADA

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  • MAHAYANA[GREATER VEHICLE] AND OTHERS ARE CALLED AS HINAYANA[LESSER VEHICLE]
  • OLDER TRADITON THEMSELVES AS - THERAVADA PATH OF OLD
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GROWTH OF PURANIC HINDUISM

SHAIVISM AND VAISHNAVISM .
ABOUT VAISHNAVISM -

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  • 10 AVATARS
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TALL STUCTURE KNOWN AS -

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SHIKHARA

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IN TEMPLE - SMALL AQUARE ROOM

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GARBHAGRAHIHA

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ARTIFICIAL CAVES TRADITION STARTED BY

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  • ASHOKA - 3 CENTRY BCE - BELONG TO AJVIKA SECT
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CRAVING OUT TEMPLE

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  • KAILASHNATHA - 8TH CENTURY
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1814

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FOUNDING MEMBERSS OF INDIAN MEUSEUM , CALCUTTA

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1834

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PUBLICATION OF ESSAY ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS

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1835 - 42

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JAMES FERGUSSON SURVEYS - ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

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1989

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SANCHI DECALED WORLD HERITAGE SITES

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1955

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OM NEHRU LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE NATIONAL MESEUM , NEW DELHI

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1923

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CONSERVATION MARSHALL - CONSERVATION MANUAL

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1914

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JOHN MARSHALL AND ALFRED FOUCHER - MONUMENTS OF SANCHI

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