Satdhara

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

Satdhara
Satdhara
A Buddhist monk in front of the great stupa of Satdhara.
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Satdhara (Madhya Pradesh)
Coordinates23°29′13″N 77°39′5″E
TypeBuddhist settlement

There are in all 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 searched by Major Cunningham, who most of the time 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]

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

See also

References
  1. Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher, Travel ... p.31
  2. 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.
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