کنشک اسٹوپ | |
 1899 engraving showing the remnants of the Kanishka Stupa in Shaji-ki-Dheri | |
  Kanishka stupa Shown within Pakistan  Kanishka stupa Kanishka stupa (Gandhara) | |
| Location | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan  |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°59′58″N 71°35′30″E / 33.9994°N 71.5918°E |
| Type | Stupa |
| Part of | Kushan Empire and White Huns |
| Height | 400 feet (120 m) to 560 feet (170 m) |
| History | |
| Periods | 2nd C.E. |
The Kanishka Stupa (Urdu: کانشک اسٹوپ)was a monumental stupa established by the Kushan king Kanishka during the 2nd century CE in today's Shaji-ki-Dheri on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan.
The stupa was built during the Kushan era to house Buddhist relics, and was among the tallest buildings in the ancient world.[1] The stupa is also famous for its Buddhist relics, which were transferred to the U Khanti Hall at Mandalay Hill, in Mandalay, Burma after their discovery.[2][3]
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- ^ Marshall, John H. (1909): "Archaeological Exploration in India, 1908–9." (Section on: "The stūpa of Kanishka and relics of the Buddha"). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1909, pp. 1056–1061.
- ^ Rai Govind Chandra (1 January 1979). Indo-Greek Jewellery. Abhinav Publications. pp. 82–. ISBN 978-81-7017-088-4. Retrieved 13 December 2012.