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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi' has mentioned 'India' in the following places:
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| Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, in Madhya Pradesh, India | WIKI |
| SanchiThe Great Stupa at Sanchi, Eastern Gateway.Sanchi StupaSanchi StupaShow map of IndiaSanchi StupaSanchi Stupa (Madhya Pradesh)Show map of Madhya PradeshGeneral informationTypeStupa and surrounding buildingsArchitectural styleBuddhistLocationSanchi Town, Madhya Pradesh, India, AsiaConstruction started3rd century BCEHeight16.46xc2xa0m (54.0xc2xa0ft) (dome of the Great Stupa)DimensionsDiameter36.6xc2xa0m (120xc2xa0ft) (dome of the Great Stupa) UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameBuddhist Monument at SanchiCriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv, viReference524Inscription1989 (13th session) | WIKI |
| Coordinates: 23xc2xb028xe2x80xb245xe2x80xb3N 77xc2xb044xe2x80xb223xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf23.479223xc2xb0N 77.739683xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 23.479223; 77.739683 Sanchi is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. | WIKI |
| The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India, and an important monument of Indian Architecture. | WIKI |
| [5] It is probably the best preserved group of Buddhist monuments in India. | WIKI |
| Altogether, Sanchi encompasses most of the evolutions of ancient Indian architecture and ancient Buddhist architecture in India, from the early stages of Buddhism and its first artistic expression, to the decline of the religion in the subcontinent. | WIKI |
| Sanchi Temple 40 was a 3rd-century BCE temple, one of the first known in India, constructed around the same time as the core of the Great Stupa.Conjectural reconstruction of the original timber-built Temple 40, burnt down in the 2nd century BCE. | WIKI |
| Another structure which has been dated, at least partially, to the 3rd century BCE, is the so-called Temple 40, one of the first instances of free-standing temples in India. | WIKI |
| Similarities have been found in the designs of the capitals of various areas of northern India from the time of Ashoka to the time of the Satavahanas at Sanchi: particularly between the Pataliputra capital at the Mauryan Empire capital of Pataliputra (3rd century BCE), the pillar capitals at the Sunga Empire Buddhist complex of Bharhut (2nd century BCE), and the pillar capitals of the Satavahanas at Sanchi (1st centuries BCE/CE). | WIKI |
| The earliest known example in India, the Pataliputra capital (3rd century BCE) is decorated with rows of repeating rosettes, ovolos and bead and reel mouldings, wave-like scrolls and side volutes with central rosettes, around a prominent central flame palmette, which is the main motif. | WIKI |
| Following the destruction of the Guptas by the Alchon Huns, and with the decline of Buddhism in India, Buddhist artistic creation at Sanchi slowed down. | WIKI |
| With the decline of Buddhism in India, the monuments of Sanchi went out of use and fell into a state of disrepair. | WIKI |
| English, who had established themselves in India, majorly as a political force, were interested too in carrying it to England for a museum. | WIKI |
| As one of the earliest and most important Buddhist architectural and cultural pieces, it has drastically transformed the understanding of early India with respect to Buddhism. | WIKI |
| It is now a marvellous example of the carefully preserved archaeological site by the Archeological Survey of India. | WIKI |
| The place of Sanchi Stupa in Indian history and culture can be gauged from the fact that Reserve Bank of India introduced new 200 Indian Rupees notes with Sanchi Stupa in 2017. | WIKI |
| The Buddhists in England, Sri Lanka and India, led by the Mahabodhi Society demanded that they be returned. | WIKI |
| However, they were later returned to India. | WIKI |
| [146] In a nationalistic sense, this marked the formal reestablishment of the Buddhist tradition in India. | WIKI |