Sanchi Stupa No. 2, Sanchi

Name: Sanchi Stupa No. 2
Address: Sanchi, India

#2 among attractions in Sanchi

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The Stupa No. 2 at Sanchi, also called Sanchi II, is one of the oldest existing Buddhist stupas in India, and part of the Buddhist complex of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh. It is of particular interest since it has the earliest known important displays of decorative reliefs in India, probably anterior to the reliefs at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, or the reliefs of Bharhut. It displays what has been called "the oldest extensive stupa decoration in existence". Stupa II at Sanchi is therefore considered as the birthplace of Jataka illustrations. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 23°28'48"N, 77°43'48"E

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Sanchi Stupa No. 2 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vidisha Museum, Sanchi Archaeological Museum, Udayagiri Caves, Khamb Baba - Heliodorus coloum.

6.1 miNE
Museum
Vidisha Museum, Vidisha
157 min walk • Vidisha Museum or Vidisha District Museum is the main museum of the city of Vidisha, ancient Besnagar. The museum has many sculptures, terracottas and coins, especially from the 9th to the 10 th century CE, as well as Harappan art.
0.6 miE
Historical place, View point, Art museum
Sanchi Archaeological Museum, Sanchi
16 min walk • The Sanchi Archaeological Museum is a museum near the archaeological site of Sanchi. It houses various artifacts which were found in the nearby Buddhist complex. It was established in 1919, by John Marshall, the then director of the Archaeological Survey of India.
4.7 miNE
Cave, Park, Temple
Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha
121 min walk • The Udayagiri Caves are twenty rock-cut caves near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from the early years of the 5th century CE. They contain some of the oldest surviving Hindu temples and iconography in India.
6.5 miNE
Historical place
Khamb Baba - Heliodorus coloum, Vidisha
167 min walk • The Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 113 BCE in central India in Besnagar. The pillar was called the Garuda-standard by Heliodorus, referring to the deity Garuda.

Sanchi Stupa No. 2, Sanchi

Facts and practical information

Sanchi Stupa No. 2 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Vidisha Museum, Vidisha

Sanchi Archaeological Museum, Sanchi

Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha

Khamb Baba - Heliodorus coloum, Vidisha