The Great Stupa – Flashcards
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Sanchi in current day Madhya Pradesh
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Where is the Great Stupa located?
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Ashoka
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What ruler dedicated the original structure?
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The 3rd century BCE
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When was the current version of the Great Stupa built?
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General Taylor of the Bengal Army in 1818.
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Who was the first westerner to discover the Great Stupa and when did he do it?
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1881
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When did formal restoration of the Great Stupa begin?
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Between 1912 and 1919
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When did most of the work restoring the Great Stupa happen?
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Sir John Marshall and Albert Foucher
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Who were the two men who oversaw the restoration of the Great Stupa?
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1989
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When did the Great Stupa become a UNESCORTED world heritage site?
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3
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How many stupas are at the Sanchi site?
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50 feet tall
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How tall is the Great Stupa?
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earth and rubble
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What is the Great Stupa made out of?
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north, south, east, and west
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Where are the tornas (gates) in the fence surrounding the Great Stupa.
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The southern side.
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On what side of the Great Stupa is there a split double stairway?
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The big stone fence at its base.
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What is the most consistent motif of the Great Stupa?
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wooden prototypes; thick posts fronting wide horizontal boards
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What is the fence based off of? What does it give the impression of?
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the first century BCE
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When were the balustrades and second story walkway added to the Great Stupa?
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3
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How many parts are the tornas (gates) divided into?
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It is the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence.
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What is significant about the Great Stupa?
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The dome of the stupa.
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What is an anda?
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the "world mountain"
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What does the stupa mound itself symbolize?
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A single pillar emerging from the top of the anda (dome). It is capped by 3 circular disks (chatras). It symbolizes the axis of the universe.
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What is a yasti? What does it symbolize?
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3 circular disks that cap the yasti. They symbolize the 3 Jewels of Buddhism.
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What are chatras? What do they symbolize?
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the Buddha, the Law, and the Sangha (monastic order)
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What are the 3 Jewels of Buddhism?
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The monastic order.
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What is the Sangha in Buddhism?
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The low square fence that surrounds the yasti. It symbolizes the sphere of the gods.
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What is the harmika? What does it symbolize?
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Gateways at larger stupas that pierce the main fence at cardinal points.
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What are tornas?
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A sacred diagram of the universe.
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What is a mandala?
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A 3-D mandala, a sacred diagram of the universe.
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What is the stupa intended to function as?
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The realms of the human and the divine.
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What is the yasti believed to connect?
