Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c15.182
Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c15.182
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c15.182
The structures known as *Stūpas* formed an important part of the architectural inheritance and achievement of Mauryan India. The *stūpa* literally means 'something raised', a mound. It came to be used as a Buddhist architectural term for a mound containing relics of the Buddha, his ashes, bones, or tooth, or relics of famous Buddhist saints or teachers.