Dharmarajika Stupa

Dharmarajika Stupa
دھرم راجک اسٹوپا
The Dharmarajika Stupa, Taxila
Dharmarajika Stupa is located in Pakistan
Dharmarajika Stupa
Dharmarajika Stupa
Shown within Pakistan
Dharmarajika Stupa is located in Gandhara
Dharmarajika Stupa
Dharmarajika Stupa
Dharmarajika Stupa (Gandhara)
LocationTaxila Cantonment, Punjab
Coordinates33°44′N 72°47′E / 33.73°N 72.78°E / 33.73; 72.78
TypeMonastery
Part ofTaxila Ruins
History
Founded3rd century BCE
Site notes
ArchaeologistsSir John Marshall
Official nameTaxila
Criteriaiii, iv
Designated1980
Reference no.139

The Dharmarajika Stupa (W.Panjabi & Urdu: دھرم راجک اسٹوپا), also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila, is a Buddhist stupa near Taxila, Pakistan. It was built over the relics of the Buddha by Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE.[1][2][3][4][5] The stupa, along with the large monastic complex that later developed around it, forms part of the Ruins of Taxila - which were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.[6]

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