Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s4.t2.58

v2.c11.s4.t2.58

During the period of Kushanas and Guptas, the site of the maha-stupa was embellished with more temples, monasteries and sculptures. A large number of inscriptions in Brahmi describing small and large donations by people from local and faraway regions, have been found here, thereby indicating its importance.