Question

Where is the famous Stupa built by King Ashoka located?
A. Sarnath
B. Bodh Gaya
C. Sanchi
D. Deorkothar

Answer 1

Hint: The Stupa is located in Madhya Pradesh, 46 kilometres north-east of Bhopal.It was initially authorized by the ruler Ashoka in the third century BCE.

Complete answer:
The "Great Stupa" at Sanchi is the most established and oldest structure and was initially appointed by the sovereign Ashoka the Great of the Maurya Empire in the third century BCE. Its core was a hemispherical block structure worked over the relics of the Buddha, with a raised porch including its base, and a railing and stone umbrella on the culmination, the chatra, a parasol-like structure representing high position.
The Stupas of Sanchi were developed on the sets of Emperor Ashoka to save and spread the Buddhist way of thinking. This Great Stupa filled in as a core to the huge Buddhist foundation during the later period. The first Stupa just had about a large portion of the width of the present stupa. The Pillar was of finely cleaned and polished sandstone, one of the Pillars of Ashoka was additionally raised on the principal Torana door.
During the later guideline of the Shunga, the stupa was extended with stone sections to twice its unique size. The arch was smoothed close to the top and delegated by three superimposed parasols inside a square railing. With its numerous levels, it was an image of the dharma, the Wheel of the Law. The arch was determined to be a high round drum implied for circumambulation, which could be gotten to through a twofold flight of stairs. A second stone pathway at ground level was encased by a stone balustrade. The railings around Stupa 1 don't have masterful reliefs. These are just pieces, with some dedicatory engravings. These components are dated to around 150 BCE or 175–125 BCE.

Hence, the correct option is option (C).

Note: At some point after the twelfth century CE, Sanchi was relinquished, and its landmarks fell into deterioration. In 1818 British Gen. Henry Taylor happened upon the site and reported his discoveries. Reclamation work started in 1881 and was finished in 1919 under the management of Sir John Hubert Marshall, chief general of the Indian Archaeological Survey. The Great Stupa and Sanchi's other Buddhist landmarks were altogether assigned a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.