Satdhara

23°29′13″N 77°39′5″E / 23.48694°N 77.65139°E / 23.48694; 77.65139TypeBuddhist settlement

Satdhara is an archaeological site, consisting of stupas and viharas, located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India.[1][2][3]

There are four groups of stupas surrounding Sanchi, within a radius of twenty kilometers: Bhojpur and Andher in the southeast, Sonari to the southwest, and Satdhara to the west.[1] Further south, about 100 km away, is Saru Maru.

All these stupas were found by Major Cunningham, who took the relics found in the center of the stupas to England. He donated them to the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.[2]

Gallery

  • Sanchi and surrounding stupas.
    Sanchi and surrounding stupas.
  • Map of the stupas in Satdhara.
    Map of the stupas in Satdhara.
  • Great stupa, reliquary and inscriptions.
    Great stupa, reliquary and inscriptions.
  • The Great Stupa.
    The Great Stupa.
  • The Vihara.
    The Vihara.
  • Another stupa.
    Another stupa.
  • Set of little stupas.
    Set of little stupas.
  • Satdhara vedika pillars
    Satdhara vedika pillars

References

  1. ^ a b Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher, Travel ... p.31
  2. ^ a b Cunningham, Alexander (1854). The Bhilsa Topes, Or, Buddhist Monuments of Central India: A Brief Historical Sketch of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Buddhism, Etc... Smith. p. 325.
  3. ^ Abram, David; (Firm), Rough Guides (2003). The Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides. p. 395. ISBN 9781843530893.

External links

  • Photodharma images of Satdhara
  • Reliquary of Stupa No. 7 (British Museum)
  • Reliquary of Stupa No. 7 (British Museum)
  • Reliquary of Stupa No. 8 (British Museum)
Adjacent Buddhist structures
Satdhara
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 Bhojpur Stupas
Sonari Stupa Saru Maru Andher Stupas
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