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Lauriya Nandangarh
Mauryan to Pala (242 BCE–1200 CE) · Mauryan (Ashokan) to Pala Buddhist
Ashokan lion pillar (242 BCE, 32 ft) with 51-ft Nandangarh Stupa 400 m away, continuous Mauryan–Pala mound.
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Lauriya Areraj
Mauryan (Ashokan, 244 BCE) with Gupta–Pala overlay · Mauryan Ashokan
Companion Ashokan lion pillar (244 BCE, 36.5 ft) to Lauriya Nandangarh, with moated stupa mound 200 m south.
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Sanchi Great Stupa and Temple Complex
Maurya to Gupta (3rd c. BCE–5th c. CE; Great Stupa core 260 BCE, gateway 1st c. BCE) · Mauryan, Sunga, Satavahana, Gupta Buddhist
Great Stupa No.1 at Sanchi – Ashoka's 3rd c. BCE relic mound enlarged to 36m hemispheric brick-and-stone anda, 16m high stone torana gateways (Satavahana 1st c.
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Great Stupa at Sanchi
Maurya to Gupta 3rd century BCE–12th century CE (great stupa 260 BCE, gateways 25 BCE–50 CE) · Maurya / Sunga / Satavahana / Gupta Buddhist
Earliest stone Buddhist stupa (Maurya 3rd c BCE, enlarged Sunga 1st c BCE–1st c CE) crowning hilltop at Sanchi, 36.5 m diameter hemispheric brick-and-stone dome encasing relics.
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Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya
Mauryan 260 BCE to Pala 12th c CE; temple late Gupta 5th–6th c · Indian Buddhist (Mauryan → Gupta → Pala)
Holiest Buddhist site where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment c.528 BCE under Bodhi Tree descendant.