Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s4.t2.56
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s4.t2.56
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The core of the maha-stupa was enlarged to its present diameter of approximately 36 meters and the height to about 16 meters, during the period of Sungas and Andhra-Satvahanas in the 1st century BCE. It was decorated with balustrades, staircases and a harmika on the top and its wooden railing was replaced by stone ones.